Johns Isleand Feb the 18th 1862
Dear uncle and Cosins I Seat my
Self this morning to inform you all
That I am well only I have had the
Mumps I think that I will be able
To drill this weak. I hope this may
Find you all well when reced I have
Nothing much to write to you at this
Time more than theare is a good deal of
Talk of pease at this time thear is
Some talk of all the troops being
Sent home on both Sides and then
England is going to try to make pease
Then betwene the north & south it
Is thought that it will be don the
Report is that it will be don in a
Short time. I hear that we have had
Another fight in Tennesee and that
Our men whiped the yankees out
We See a hard time hear now we
Have marched about 80 miles in
Three days on this Isleand the yankees
Come up in one mile of us last weak
We was at Bars Bluff on Wadmalaw
Isleand we Could see the me[n] and Guns
on thear vessels very plain Our Battalion
Left thear on yesterday this place is Called
Camp Ivens i dont think we will
Stay hear long we are in a very daingerous
Place yet we have only one place to get out
At that is if we had to Run the yankees
Only has one way to Come to us now
And that Road is well guarded they could
Taken us all last weak if they had new
our position they had three chances to
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Surround us we was in Gun Shot distance
They could of shell us to death with theare
Guns we had no Canons at tall I dont
Think that thear will be any fighting to do
on this Isleand now for they have had
Evry Chance to fight us and they was
A fraid to try us. and now the Spring
Time of year is com and they will have
To leav the wether is very warm for the
Time it has Rained a good deal on us
For three or four days. thear is a good deal
of Sickness in Camps at this time
I want you to write to me and let
Me no when you heard from Daniel
and Pressly I written to William some
Time a go and I haint heard from
Him yet and I written also to David
Murdock and Fenton Hall and I haint
got no answer yet I would be
Glad to hear from you all I want
To hear from ant Salley and all
of my friends for I dont no when
I will get to see any of you if ever
or not but I hope I will get to see
you all a gain So nothing more
At present Give my Respects to
All of the Cornection So nothing
More but Remain your friend
Till Death W. B. Tucker
(To R. Boyd
Direct your
Letters to Johns Ferry Col. Moors [1]
Battalion Capt D. L. Donald Co. F