Hale's letter is written on the back of the previous letter]

Feb the
23 1862 the
Camp Lamar yorktown Feb 23 1862
Dear uncle and aunt it is with
much plesure that I seat mi self to drop
you A few lines to let you know that
I am well at this time and I hope
When thies few lines Comes to hand thay
will find you and famley injoying
the Same blessing I have not got any nuse
of intrust to Write to you no more that the
boys are all tolable well at this time
and in tolable good sperrit I could tell you
A heap A bout Camp life if I was
with you A while thou we have a fine
time hare we git A plenty of beafe
to eate and we git some hog meat to
we git flour and Crackers to we have not
ben in A fite yeat and I doant know
whn we will be thou we are order to
Cook 4 days pervisson but I doant
think that we will git in A fite yeat
James M. B. & F. M. B is well at this tim
I got to yorktown Safte I wood like to be
in olde Ga A while jest to se the girls
and A spessile to se my Deare Sow I will
Comt to A Close for this time you mus
Write to me as sone as you git this sow
noth more at this time but remains yore
frind tell death W. J. Hale To JJN Kinney