Near Harpers fery Sept the 21 1862
Dear mary I take pleasure in Writing you a few
lines to let you know that We are all W that is
gorg and my self is Well and I hope these few
lines Will find you all Well I got your letter
of the 10 yesterday and Was very glad to here
from you Mary you Wanted me to tell
you the Ware news Well I Will tell What
I Can We had on the 17th a afful battel it is sed the
har[d]est that evry Was faught on amarican soil
it began at 5 am and lasted till 7 pm our regam
ent Went in at 6 am and Caim out at 12 m
mary I Went in to the fight in good hart but I
never Want to get in another it Was afful mary
you cant form eny idy how it Was the bulets and
Cannon ball and shells flew as thick as hail
We did not loos meny of our regament
Ed Moris [1] Was shot in the head he
Was mortley Wounded I guess he is dead by
this time Harison Douell [2] Was Wounded
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in the left arm and left hand I dont
know Weather his arm Will haft to
Cum off or not the dockter sed he
thought not for my part I Cum out about
right With the exc I got a litle cut on
the left arm from a splinter of a shell
gorge Was not in the fight mary the
rebels got the best thrashing they
ever got We kiled about six time as meny
as We lost mary I Will have to Close
my leter for the mail is gust
going out you must right soon
tell me all the news tell me
if pap [3] is thrasht his Wheat
and how it turned out gorg
Wants to know how his Wheat
turned out and I Would like
to know how mine turned
out mary tell John Prot [4] to right
to me you must right often
to mother and pap [5]
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We expect to march to
Winchester in a few days We
have Chaist old Jack [6] out of
Maryland it has bin one
Continual battel for about
a month Well Mary right
soon tell me all no more
this time but remains
your dear Jo Diltz to
Mary Diltz good by