Camp Richmond Va May 12th 1862

Dear love I take plesur
of riten to you I am well
conci[d]eren the long moven we had
we lefte yorktown on the 6th
an marcht 8 days our army
hade three fight on the rode we
whipe them ever time the los of the
enemy was grite then in killd or prisner
we air in 15 mil of Richmon we will
moove 6 miles nerer it is harde times
we air liven on half rashing the was
two days we hade to live on parch corn
they boys is in helth about 1/2 of
the Company is sick some few has
dide cince the com out we air
exspexting a fight hear when it
comes of[f] it will the lagest battel that
ever was faught we march 2 days
without anny pervision an bill an
my self an baught a shote an give
$3,00 for it an the Capt tooket from us
an cente us to the garde house I think
it is a meen trik of him
you muste rite as soun as you
gite this Driect your leters
to Richmon Va in the of C[??] [PT?]
Scales the 2 Reg Miss vol
you Must rite I wonte to heare
from you So & tell Marry ples
to Sende me a glass of butter millk
J V Fuller To
L. E. Elithbeth Fuller