Baltimore Sept 10th 1862
Dear Father

                         it
is with pleasure that I take
my pen in hand to let
you know how I get along
which is first rate    we start
ed from norwage last satur/day
and reached Baltimore last
night forty miles from
Washington   the rebels took
Yorktown about 12 hours
after we came through it
and they have sent 10
regiments from here to
retake it if they can
for they have tore up
some of the railroad
track   the rebel pickets
are within 6 miles of
here   there was 7,000 troops
come in here last nite

after we got here   there
is a regiment just starting
from/here and Captain Tucker
says he should not wonder
if we should smell powder
in less than a weak
how do you get along
picking hops I suppose
have you got about
through ________________
___   how is warrens
folks   how does all the
folks get along picking
hops   I should like to
be there a spell I should
I cannot think of nothing
to write so I will write
what I can think   we
come from norwage
to binghamton  that is
spelt good  on the canall
an we raised the old

scratch    we ducked
one secesh into the
canall and rung two
of his geeses necks and
milked all of the cows
that would stand   I
guess I have told it about
all so I must close
write as soon as you get
this and write all of the
news   I did not have time
to get my likeness
taken but as soon as
you can I want you and
ma to have yours
taken an send it to me
ma I feel like a colt
and I want you to
feel the same   tell
Henry Emily
Irene Adelbert and
Delly that I am a going
to kill each of them
a rebel if I can   I must
close   good by for this
time   please excuse all
mistakes and poor
writing
          Galutia
          H
          York
it haint so
about Yorktown
being taken   it
has been disbuted
     skedadlle
direct your letter to
Galutia York, Co G, 114
Reg. N.Y.S.V. Baltimore
MD
  Stephen Tuttle
Daniel Kinney and
George Babcock is our
cooks.