January the 24 1862
Camp Candy, Alegany Co Mary land
Dear Mary I takue this opportunity to let
you know that I am Well at present
and hope that these few lines may
find you ingoying the same
bleesing the next day after I rote
to you Wee Came up here and Went
in to Camp here at Candy We have a
very good sight here to get a
fight for the rebbels is thick
here We ar Campt rit betwen
the aleganey Mountains and
the Potomick river gorg is not
very Well gust now he is got
a bad Cold their is 7 regiments
in the same neighborhood Whair
We ar Campt all around us
the ilenoys 39 [1] had a dispatch
get redy to march at a moments
Warning We sent out 100
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pickets and scouts they have not
come in yet all of them they Captured
fine fat hoss fom a seshes yesterday
We [Went?] to New [???] and Was
inspected by
generel lander [2] he sed the 66
is a bout the best he had seen
We have som better fare than We had
Well I hope you [??] in god helh and
all the rest We past over the damdest rode
ever I saw thier Was mountains as high
as six trees one on top of an
other by the rods side their is some
of the affulst rivers in the World as We came
a cross the potomic river the cars run over
a stone that Was put on the track that
Would have wade 800 lbs the locomotive
bounest 6 or 8 inches high from
the track I had the pleasure of standing gard
the second night after We Went in to Camp
our scouts has gust came in tey bring good
news they say the sesh has all fled from romney[3]
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We have herd good news We herd
the damd rebels has bin thrasth
out in Kentuckee an old Zolicoffee [4]
Kild I must bring my litter
to a Close for I Wuant to rite
a letter to our folks in ioway
this afternoon We ar prepairing
to put up a batery to give
the damd rebels hel from [?ay]
Dear Molle I Want you to rigt
as soon as you get this letter
I felt sory sorry for your pap
the day We started I Know
he felt bad to see us start
No more at present dont
fail to rite send me a kiss
Molle in your letter
if you pleas Now Molle dont
fail to right soon
no more this time but remain
Deares friend good by
to Molle Diltz and bab[e]s Jo Diltz
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Direct your letters to
Camp Candy aleganiee couty
Mariland Mary Diltz
Joseph Diltz
Emma Diltz
and the Boy