WilliamCulbertson1

Transcription: 

Camp Toledo Sep Friday
25th /62
Dear wife
I take this oportunity
of wrighting you a [few?]
[l?]ines to inform you
that I am well and
I hope these few lines
will find you injoy
ing the same
We arrived in camp
yesterday Evening about
half an our before Sun
down the camp is 3
miles from the station
we got our supper as
soon as we arived
this is rather a sing
uler looking plase
there is about 200
[page 2]
Shantyes all bilt out
of pine lumber and
about of a Size there
is all kinds of Chaps
here it was a perfect
howl here all night
this morning me and
Delbert was Detailed
to do the Coocking to
Day and we have just
got through with Diner
we have got plenty to
eat Bakers Bread fresh
Beef Potatoes Coffy
and Shooger we expect
to leave here tomorrow
for Columbus Enoch
frisby is going home
to morrow and i send
this with him right
Soon and let me
know whether you get
[page 3]
this or not I will
right to you as soon
as we get to Columbus
I want you to be Chearful
and keep up good hart
for I will Shurly com
Back I want you to
right all of the particu
lers and let me know
what is going on right
what you thought of them
Pictuers and what the
girls thought of there
little Boocks tell them
to keep them nise til
i come home I will send
Wm Walles a present when I send
the Satchel home that is if
I dont come with it my
self Julina i cant tell
you yet where to Direct
[page 4]
a letter and you had
better wait til you hear
from me again i will
right soon
give my resp
ects to all
I cant think
of any thing more at
present
So Good By
for this time
Wm Culbertson
to wife
Bart has just come in and he
says we will be in columbus before
letters will get there So you can
Direct to me at Columbus Ohio in care of
J B Hanna

Date: 
September 25, 1862

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company H, 38th Ohio Infantry
Rank: 
corporal; sergeant
Residence (County): 
Williams County, OH

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Williams County, OH

From

From State: 
Ohio
From Municipality: 
From Note: 
Camp Toledo

To

To State: 
Ohio
To Municipality: 
To County: 
Williams

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Michael Ellis
Transcription Date: 
December, 2009
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
January, 2010

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