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Transcription: 

[1] Washington D C
august 30 1861
Dear wife
wee arivd in camp
at one o clock on
thursday th 29 I hav
Sean a little Camp
life all redey
the Boys thay
are all well
ned gorge and mee
are in one tent
wee arived Safe
wee shall not wright
for a few days
you must tell gorge
is wife that he well
not wright at present
wee can get any thing
wee want wile wee hav
muney
[page 2]
If you can see the do[?]
he must com down right
away as our men is
Scateard all over
the camp. wee Shall
telegraph to him if wee
can get out of the camp
it has bin very
wett and muday
in the Camp

Wm Band
Edward Crother [2]
Wm Hadfeld [3]
geor fillips [4]
I wilde [5] [6]

Footnotes: 
  1. Patriotic illustration in upper left of page
  2. Edward Crowther
  3. William Hadfield
  4. George Phillips
  5. Isaac Wilde
  6. Crowther, Hadfield, and Phillips eventually were all promoted to sergeant and mustered out with the company in August 1864. Wilde was discharged in October 1862.
Date: 
August 30, 1861
Collection: 
Band-Martin Papers

Author(s)

William Band
Unit: 
Co. I, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
Rank: 
private
Residence (County): 
Delaware County, PA

Recipient(s)

Mary Ann Band
Residence (County): 
Delaware County, PA

From

From State: 
District Of Columbia

To

To State: 
Pennsylvania
To Municipality: 
Chester, PA
To County: 
Delaware

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Heather Messick
Transcription Date: 
January, 2014
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
November, 2014

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