James Hilton

Camp Nere Sharpburg on

the batle feld of Aantitom

 

Sunday Morning Oct 12 1862

Maryland  12 1862

 

Dere mother i receved your letter on the 8 and was very glad to here that you ware all well as this leves me at present whe left camp fredrick on Wedensday night and whe reht our present camp ground wich is the great batel feld of Aantetom as whe came throw sharpburg whe cold see the dameg that the shells have don to the houses i seen Gorg Brage in Washinton when we came throw and i seen William Brage when whe was on the rode to sharpburg and i shok hands with both of them and a grate many of others that i now

 

            i seen Eduard/ Mendenhall that lived done point lane in that big stone house you wanted to now how i like soldyern and if i get a nof to eat i like very well and the eting part is very well such as it is whe get uncl Sams pise that is them hard cracers this morning i had to drink my cofey without suger and it went a gents grane but i had to take it ore go wthout but i will ofto get youst to that father sase that he feles beter than he has ben fore a good wile whe herd that Rebels as com in to Pa and if that is sow i ges that whe will ofto march after them and help to drive them out/

 

father as got noting to cary but is to blankets and is overcote he left is nap sack at fredrick it is about 23 miles from fredrick to whare our camp is Whe cant get any thing if yow was to send it when yow rite send som postg stomps in the leters

 

Co I carid thare napsack all the way i felt very tired the next morning i fele very well now as i rite this

 

Father sends is best love to yow and oll of the famel and sow dos Thomas Simpson and William C Cocaer

 

            Now More at present

            from your son good by

 

I send my best love to yow and oll of the Famely     

James Hilton

 

When yow send a leter i oll wase let father reed it and when he gets won he lets me look at it

 

he was a lettle mad at that last letter i receved from yow becose yow sent yor love to Thomas Simpson and A Lindly and not to him

 

That is all now good by

 

Direct your letters to W DC or Elsuare

Culpepper C H Va. Feb 11 1864

 

My Dear Mother I have receved your letter of the [?] and wold of ancerd it be fore this but father was a going to send that paper back in is letter and I thought I wold wate a day ore to I sepose that you have heard of the moveing done hear it was what thay call a reconnoissance in force the order cam on friday night the 6 a bout a 11 oclock fore us to be ready to move at three o clock in the morning whe did not like that much I got up a bout 12 oclock and comenced a packing my things a way in my harversack sow as i wold be ready but whe did not start untill until day light sow thare was a ole night sleep loustt Before whe got neare the river whe cold hear the firing whe halted in the woods a bout three miles from the/ river and laid thare all that day and night and all of the nex day and on Monday night whe started fore camp and got thare a bout to oclock prety well tired and throw mud up to our knees in when whe cam in camp nex morning our compny had to gow on picket 20 of us I hop that whe will not hav to do any more marching this winter          Dear Mother I have receved the box all right and safe every thing is fresh i ham very well plesed with it them eggs that I yow sent thare was only one brokin in them I got it on wednsday night be fore super father was in the tent at the time and he got super with us whe had the buckweat cakes warmed up and thay went first rate with the buter the boys in the tent with me sends thare complement to the one that made them Seargent Jacob Falck Charls H. Cooper Thomas Simpson James Hilton the Ginger was al right 2 botels/

 

            Thomas Simpson has got a box on the road it started on Monday William Coocker as not got a box yet i do not now wether it started the same time that [?] did ore not I do not now as i hav any thing more to say at present father and me self are well and I hop this will find yow all the same

 

Now more at present from your son

James Hilton