Briefly discusses the capture of Camp Jackson from the perspective of an officer of the 4th (3 months). Transcription: St Louis May 15th 1861 Dear Friend I this day received your Paper for what accept my thanks ? How do you like the news from the City of St Louis ? are you willing now to own look on us in the light of a Union City or not. if you are not yet Satisfied you will be very Soon for we are determined to make the reble ears tingle before we get through with them ? you talk of your 3500. men what do you think of our 12000. men ? we Sent 7000 men to Break up the Reble Camp
Briefly discusses the capture of Camp Jackson from the perspective of an officer of the 4th (3 months). Transcription: St Louis May 15th 1861 Dear Friend I this day received your Paper for what accept my thanks ? How do you like the news from the City of St Louis ? are you willing now to own look on us in the light of a Union City or not. if you are not yet Satisfied you will be very Soon for we are determined to make the reble ears tingle before we get through with them ? you talk of your 3500. men what do you think of our 12000. men ? we Sent 7000 men to Break up the Reble Camp in the outskirts of the City ? (I was one of the Lot) and we did it too doant you think Soo ? I have I am[?] the United Stated Reserve[?] force I am an Officer in the 4th Regement of it wood have done you good to see us. Ed belongs to the 3d Reg. we have no less than 9 men in the Service of uncle sam ? the force that we have taken have been talking of takeing the Arsnel but you should have seen them when they was forced to lay down their arms and surrender we Kept them all night and marched them through the streets ? all send their Love I connot write more at this time Yours truly [name unclear] Title: Letter from [signature illegible], St. Louis, to Dear Friend, May 15, 1861 . 15 May 1861.
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