1862 October 12 Camp near Harpers Ferry

        Camp near Harpers Ferry Oct 12 1862
Dear Friend Binnacle
forgive my long delay In writing to you but the fact of
It I did not get yours until some after It had been sent
some 6 days however It came and I was pleased to recive
It from a hospittle (Beat) excuse the term If you please
how are you hospittle cadet does any more of the Fall river
als come to see you dont go near the woods with them It Is
dangerous they might take liberty with your person
In the mean time how Is the red legs are they still
around. well we have just Imerged from a hidous fight
and I didnt get Killed my Regt lost allmost half of Its
number among the rest our Colonel we were the first to
Occupy this place after Its Inglorious surrender but
now old Turnner[?] Is King and you need not expect
to hear of Its being given up without at least eleven rebs
being hurt the Engineers are hard at work poor fellow
building fortifications upon the various hills which
surround us talk about dead Rebells you should have
been with us on the 17th Sept Some of them asked us
to pray for them and we did In a manner they did not
like I am up to my eyes In buisiness making the pay
rolls for 4 camp camp[sic] I have recived no dough from
Same for 7 months and my purse Is dusty I must close
my best respects to all who ask for me Adieu write soon
to your old friend Geo B. Elmore 2nd Lt Co K 61st Regt engr
      Caldwells Brigade Hancocks Division

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