Dear Sir, I arrived at camp on Monday after I saw you well and hearty. I hope when this comes to hand it may find you and all your family enjoying the same bessings. I found the Regt. 12 miles below Winchester in camp. When I got hear I inquired amediately for your man Samuel Turner, and they told me that he had been f left the Regt. about 10 days ago at Martinsburg. I was very ssorry I did not see him. I recon it disappointed you, though I think he will be hear in a few days or else he will come home. They say he was not very sick, and if he comes home, that will do as will if he comes back to the Regt. Shortly I will h hand him that paper. We are campt here for a short time and the whole army is camp nere about hear. every thing is very quiet hear now and no news a stiring. Capt. Franklin is resined and put in a substitute. Our Regt. numbers about 200 men hear now and some of them is sick. It is very hard times here now. I would not care of if I was back at home and could stay there. Everything is very high hear now.

Pork is worth 50 cents a pound; aples 25 cents per duzon; honey $100 a pound, and every thing is so scarce and high, and the soldiers don’t draw more than half rations. So I must close. You must write to me. Tell William and John to write to me soon and direct to Winchester, Early 4th Bregade, in the care of T Capt. T. H. Franklin, Co. D 58th [torn] Regiment.

Give my respects to all. Your friend untill death.