Tusday July 31.1863

In camp At Emesvill
VA
My Dear wife I
take this opportunity of
writing a few lines to
you hoping thay will find
you all well as thay
lave us At present
I receved your kind and
welcome letter dated the 24
with two stamps in and
List of drafted men
i was vary glad to se
it i sean a [waltess?]
paper that came to oram
gregg in F comp i am
very sory for some of
those men I only wish
we may not want them
[page 2]
we ware laying at
warrington two ore three
days and left thare yesterday
morning and got hear last
night in a drenching rain
we hav had some very wett
weather latley and a good
deal of it your Bill joined
us at warrington he is dismou
nted all the dismounted men
ware sent to Alexandria
fore new horses yesterday
when we left ten out
of our compny James
Ardes is withe them and
we expect them backe in
a few days this is the
plase whare george philips
was taken Prisner last
faul
[page 3]
I do not know whair
we are gowing yet it
may be to culpeper as
we are only eight 8 miles
from thair I think nearly
all the cavalry is out
hear there was a good meney
hear before we came all
of our division is hear
we hav bin geting the
papers nearly evry day
latly the news is very
good from all parts
i only wish it may
still continue so you say
that you hav got one
1000 rebels up thair I
only wish that thay had
all bin kild in stead of
prisners I do not know
what thay send them up
thair fore so far in the country
[page 4]
you want to know what
division we are in
Gen Greggs second 2 division
First Brigade commanded by
col Mcintosh at present
it would be hard to tell
how [1] commands ore what
division ore what brigade
as thay are continuely change
other commanders Direct your
letters same as usul
giv my loov and rispects
to all your Affecntate
Husband Wm Band To
his wife M A Band
you must excuse me fore
making this mistake on
this paper give my loov
and rispects to all the
folks i would like to
write to our Anna but
time wont admit
[page 5]
9 morning
Nine o clock July 31
Dear wife do not send
that Portefoleo ore any thing
else till i send fore them
do not By one Bills is dowing
us both just now i am carry[ing?]
it it is spoiled with rain