Camp Curtin
August 24th, 1862
Dear Kate,
As this is (sic) and I have nothing else to do I thought it best to write a few lines to you. I felt quite well yesterday and have so far today. At about 10 o clock this morning we attended meeting. Elden Wilson present. Perhaps you would like to know where we went. We was formed into lines and marched around by the side of a shanty and then we stood in the hot sun. It was not a very comfortable position but it was over after a while. Then we came back and laid around our tents.
I often think of the difference between this and home but as yet have not been homesick any. We have not had much drilling to do yet. Have not been mustered in the U.S. service yet. Expect to in a day or so. It is very quiet around camp considering that some 25 or so acres are covered with tents and each tent contains from five to seven men. You can form no idea how it looks in and around camp. It is divided of into streets, the tents set oposite one another and at the end of each street is the Capt. large tents
Our tent is No 9 and my mess mates are John, Mart, David Raymond, Adelbert Heggie and Lyman Heggie, Brothers. I think we have the most quiet mess there is in the whole Co. The boys are all very good and clever fellows, some are, and sometimes two of them are sick with the dierah all the time but I think it will were off and we shall all get used to camp life.
John has been detailed as guard to day. He will be on duty for 24 hours, then he will be off and some of the rest will be sent on. It is not quite as warm as it has been along back. The wind blows you quite cool.
This morning early we went over to see the insane asylum. It stands on an elevation about one mile from camp, but as it was Sunday they would not let us in. I shall go some day if we can get time before we leave this place.
I cannot think of any thing more, so I will close. Write soon . Has Jerome come home yet? My love to all. Yours truly, A. L. Harvey
Bert
