January 15  1863  Camp A

igot aleter from father wat was rote on the 26 of last month   igot aleter
from uncle will and Elick last Sundy they rote to me that uncle Jackson was
dead and buried & iwould like to have Seen him for it had bin most a year
that ihad Seen him before icome out here  i asked father Wen you Write to
me again Write how grand father and grand mother is giting along for ihant
heard from them Sins ihas enlisted  

iwill have enough of Solgern till my nine month is up all though ilike it 
well Enough  that box wat father Sent me igot in one week and ihad a coupl 
of good meals on them roast chickens irote Elick and uncle Elias a Solgern 
leter ihad no Stamps to put on them we expect to git paid Every day but that 
was the talk for more than amonth and hant gotit yet  i asked father to Send 
me one dolar or to or to Send me a package of twenty five Sheets of paper and 
Envilopes for the paper is three cents for 2 Sheets and the Envilopes is one 
Sent apies

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End Notes:

On January 20 the Regiment moved on a second campaign under General Ambrose
Burnside. The weather was terrible--snow, sleet, rain, mud. For two days
they staggered on through the pelting storm at the end of which the
campaign was abandonded. For two more days they worked at building corduroy
roads ("paved" with logs laid across the direction of travel, thus
resembling corduroy material, to be able to travel in extreme muddy
conditions), moving wagon trains and getting back to camp--the end of the
famous "Mud March".