the
October 8 . 18.61

Der fother and Mother I seat my
self this eavning let you no that
I am not very well at this time but
I am beter than I have bin we hav left
camp crabtree we ar at spring field we
will leav hear nex thurs day at seven a
clock for washing ton on the cose we will [1]
be a bout two hudred mils from hom
we left Releigh last nit a bout dusk
and eight mils this side I have sean
a gra deal I will tell you som thing about
the fair it is good a nuf if we had
a nuff of coocks it is a kind of a
snh game I hant got time to
rit mutch now they cald me in ranks
I was a goin to a giv you a full his tory
of it all won of our men has run
away from us he left hear this
morning his name is henry Revel
I must com to a close by saing dont
rite til futher orders so nuthing mor
at present
E. M. Phillilps
to Mr Jessee Phillips