Maryland Pleasent Vally
Oct the 12 1862
Dear Wife
I thought I would write and let you know that I am well and hoping these fiew may find you the same. I think camp life will agree with me for I am getting fat as abare and feele like a six year old buck. I would like to see you all but that is played out but I see some of my old neighbours yesterday and who do you think it was. James Brown, David Brown and Freman Warrack but poor John he was not there. Neather Hull. They were both cilled the 8th of September. Warrick see them fall. The battle opened Friday and Sadurday about sunset he fell. They sead that they were orderd to about face and then he was shot in the head and ciled insteadly. There is but 16 of Johns compy left and 200 in the 51 Reg. James Brown sead that he had Johns blanket and a coat that he was agoing to send home. They had some things boxed and them he got them but his knapsack he never see after the battle for they had to retreat and leave their dead and wounded on the field. He sead that if Burnside had ben there they would have gaind the day. They are campt about a mild from us in this vally which is called Pleasent Vally. We are in sight of the Potomac. The canon are a roaring to day. I think it is about 6 or 8 miles from here. It is in Verginia somewhere. We heard that they have taken three thousent rebel cavelry at Frederick where we were encamped before we came here. The weather has been warm untill yesterday. It was cooler and it rained some for the first. There has been no frost here yeat. Some of the boys are alittle homesick but I have not been homesick yeat. I must draw to a close for this time. Write as soone as you get this and write all the news. My love to all. Ciss Mary for me.
Direct to Washington 137 Reg NY Co B in care of Captain H.H. Davis
Charles Engle