Sunday eve 7 o'clock Well Mary I have went through a very buissy day. Batallion inspection, Church Dinner Battallion drill Dress Parade, & Camp duty generally. In fact it is one buissy day after another, not much hard work except on the march. That is verry fatiguing. I have always been abel to march with the fastest. I have not missed a meal when I could get it, & I have always been ready at roll call. I have never been censured by an officer  I mention these little items that you may know that I am getting along first rate
 And now my own dearest Mary I expect that before I write to you again that we will march further south & that we are in the enemys country and a prospect of meeting the enemy on the field when foe will grapple with foe for the mastery and for that great principle of universal liberty, bequeathed to us by our Fathers, cemented by their blod. It must be perpetuated by ours 
And now my Dear girl if your husband should fall I promise you that I fall at my post in the full discharge of my duty as a soldier, & that my last effort shall be for my country & my last thoughts on you 
Now Mary I want you to write to me often  Marion is complaining of not having received a letter from Mary Jane yet. I know that I will have no cause to reflect on you for negligence in this respect, for I can recollect those noble wife-like letters I used to receive from you while absent on another ocasion. I want you to write all about how you are getting along and how you enjoy yourself with your school and how you are all getting along in the church  O how I should enjoy one sabbath with you
