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�Camp Jackson Washington DC June 15, 1861

Dear Wife I will spend a few moments this afternoon to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope this few lines will find you the same I received your letter last night and was very glad to hear from you I assure you I had a chance to send home so I wrote to Lyman and Mary and sent them by Mr John H Turner of Lewiston who has been discharged from our company and gone home I have not much news to write now except we were turned out last night past one oclock to fight the enemy we were paraded about an our waiting for the enemy to come on before we found but it was a false alarm it was an exciting time to see and here 5,000 soldiers getting ready for battle I will assure you I has as much as I could do to keep Capt Emerson in the camp he has been very sick I have him one of my emeticks yesterday and it operated first rate and he is a great deal better to day he will be able to do duty again in a day or so if nothing new takes place I wrote [inserted] to Lyman that George Barker was sick he is better to day and will be able to do duty soon tell all of the folks how do for me also the children tell them to remember father tell