1862-09-18 letter from James Thitchener to his aunt

              Due to the difficult nature of Thitchener's writing,
the edited transcription will follow the literal transcription.




This is War
	Wen you see   and this Peas
	my littel Cakty you mute kiss her
	 for me
clumbe county September the 18 1862 ½
Dear Ant this moring i take my 
pen in hand to inform you that I
hav not fergot you all and thougt 
you wood like to hear from Alen
James Thitchener I am now in verginey
close biy gorge Tuon it is a nise
cuntry i think it is fillup with 
solgers so i cant verry fer to teel much
abote it wen we left washington we was
in camp a plase cooled camp chase we 
left this and mrch to cams Elus and
we hav got marching orders to be redy 
to march at eny moment war we cant 
tel we hav not ben in eny trubel yet 
they ar fiting evry day close by us
and the union men pearsto conkker we can
hear the cannes roer puty hard sum 
times they hav benafiting  at harpers
ferry sum days backthe rebels fites 
good and they hav got a [fib] now





This is war and this peace.
When you see
my little Caty, you might kiss her
for me.
Columbia County, September the 18, 1862 ½ 
Dear Aunt,
This morning I take my
pen in hand to inform you that I 
have not forgot you all and thought
you would like to hear from Alen
James Thitchener. I am now in Virginia
close by Georgetown. It is a nice
country. I think it is filled up with
soldiers so I can’t very far to tell much
about it. When we left Washington we was
in camp a place called Camp Chase. We
left this and march to Camp Ellis and
we have got marching orders to be ready
to march at any moment where we can’t
tell. We have not been in any trouble yet;
they are fighting everyday close by us
and the union men appears to conquer. We can
hear the cannons roar pretty hard. Some-
times they have been fighting at Harpers
Ferry. Some days back, the rebels fights
good and they have got a [fib] now.