I have a few
spare moments & will write
you a short letter. We have
been on a skedaddle this
week. We left our camp at
Falmouth last Sunday
night. Marched all night
and the next day & Tuesday
& Wednesday. coming via
Strufford C H, Dumfries
reaching Popes Run Wednes-
day noon. The weather was
very hot & the roads terrible
dusty. It was one of our hard-
est marches. The rebs did not
trouble us any. Col. Cross joined
us Wednesday with the rest

of our boys. They had been gone
from us 10 days. They were
with Gen. Pleasunton[?] in his
cavalry fight at Beverly fork.
Last night we marched up
here & are now encamped among
the old rebel earthworks. This is a
very strong position for either
side. I don’t know anything
about this rebel army. I have not
seen a paper for a week. I have
heard that they were up in Md.
& Pa. but hardly believe it
tho. They are up that way.
I don’t know but we need
a new General, tho. I am
not ready to condemn Hooker
yet, but it does seem as
tho we were continually
being out numbered.
I can’t stop to write any

more now. I send you my
furlough papers.
I rec. Llewellyn’s letter & have
written to him.
I wrote to James[?] yesterday.
Give my love to all