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From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
�1863 May 27th Camp Near Falmoth Va Dear Mother I thought that I wold write you a few / lines to let you that I am Wel and hope that this find you the same Mother your letter of the 17 has come to hand Mother we hve moved a bought five Milds out tword the river on the road that runs frome Falmoth to Banks ford on a old man Plantation Mother I wish you Cold see our incampment it wold to you good to see it and see us drill Mother we haf to drill fore hours a day our Corps is to do picket and gard dewty I hear Mother I saw Rewel Jewett be fore he left and I told him to