1862 Dec [?] Camp near Falmouth Va

            Head Quarters 61st Regiment N.Y.V
                       Camp near Falmouth Va Dec [illegible #] 1862
My old friend Dimmack
                      Again kind providence has permitted me address
you and to begin how are you old boy you old Hospital
Beat are you ever agoing to throw another Pontoon Bridge accross
some stream in Old Virginia or not If so you are wanting here
the Rappahannock is to be crossed and pontoons must be
used and the United State Engineers must do it a course
on MacDuff by the by how are the beats in general around
and about Portsmouth Grove are you in the "Barracks" yet
have you been paid off yet If you have you beat me only to
think of man having to wait 9 months for his money
well here we are on the banks of the Rappahannock looking
down the contempt upon the miserable City old Burnsides
says to the Rebbs now you fire a gun at me and down goes
your town Rebb Genl Lee says now you come any further
and down goes your house and so on but we dont see any  house
to do In the mean time the rebbs are bringing numerous
Siege Guns countless field artillery and throwing up huge
Breast works and we, well we are here and of course every
thing looks delightful we are building log huts and cutting
down trees and God Knows what all you must give my love
to all old friends and be shure to answer soon
and dot forget to send me a bottle of Shnapps for Christmas

Respectfully
                         Geo. D. Elmore
                                         2nd Lieut Co K 61st Regt nyv