Cumberland Gap, Oct. 25, 1862 

 Dear Wife, 



I take my pen In hand to let you know that I am well 

 at this time. Hoping these few lines may come safe 

 to hand and find you all doing well. I have not drawn 

 any money yet. If I had it would be a good chance to 

 send it to you by Jonathan Plott. 



I want you to buy corn now. If you think you will not 

 have enough to do. I want you to have plenty to do. 

 Now is the time to get It. Try to fix to make more. 

 Maybe I will be home sometime. Make all the corn 

 (whiskey) you can. I sent $5 by Charley Jenson... 



There is a bigger mountain here than I ever saw. We 

 have been in Kentucky... had a good deal of fighting 

 to dc.balls whistling all around... We had 5 or 6 

 wounded.. .1 man killed.... 



