Baltimore Oct 28 1862
My dear Parents
                     it is much pleasure
that I seat myself once more pen in hand
to answer your most welcomed letter which I
received yesterday and you cannot imagine
how glad I was to hear from home once more
it came like a sunny spot in a cloudy day for
it rained about as hard as it wanted to and I
had not anything to do but think.  I am well
as usual excepting a bad cold   I am in my glory 
now   we are in good quarters now   we are in
the City of Baltimore   I hope this will find you
all well and enjoiing good health   we are in the
west ware house hospital   we are guarding it
now   it is a bully good place   we dont have

to go out doors for anything only to stand on guard
and that is only everry other day   we have a table to eat
on   good warm place to sleep and a good cot to sleep
on   if we could have such a place all of the time no one
could get homesick I dont believe   
Our company is div-
ided now   part is to one place and part to another   I was
afraid that the Capt would get Dan and Uncle Steve
in one place and me to another but he did not
we are all together   the Capt is with us   he is a good
fellow   Amasa Rite is sick   he is our piper   he came
from Clarkville   he is nineteen years old   he is that
mans son that was carpentering over to Allens
when we went up there to see Sidney   I am proud
to say that I have not got the il will of any one
of the boys in the regiment that I know of

I just went to blow my nose and while I was gone
George Hays filled my bottle with ink   he is a
____ fellow   if I had of took him some other time
he would not have lent nor sold me any.
I have final come off of guard and I will try to write
a little more.  I have soap to wash with but I have
not had any hot water but I guess I can get some
now down hear   we are not to the West ware house
we are at the Medical purveyors   we calculated to
go to the ware house but was changed   Uncle Steve
talked some of enlisting in the navy   I dont
kno whether he will or not   there is a good many ___

                             I want you to send me
some mittens   I have got to go on dress parade now
29th   I will now try to finish my letter now
I should have finished it last night but after
we got back from dress parade I had to eat
my super and go on guard   I would like
to have you send me some eggs if you could send
them without their ___   tell Adelbert
I would like to have one of his ___ roosters
all stuffed and roasted if it would come 
before it ___  no dont send me a pillow for
I could not carry it when we march   I can get
along without one well enough   I would like the
suppers first rate but I dont know how I can
get them   yes I have some aples to eat but I have

to pay 1 and ___ cents a peice for them   aples is rather
scarce down hear   yes the officers eat and camp with
with the soldiers   what they have different they have
to by with their own money and the privates have
the same privilage   yes you sent money enough
to last until we get our pay   we get it next friday
my time commenced when I enlisted   what do you
think about my enlisting into the navy   if I should
enlist I would get about 100 dollars bounty
and 40 days furlo right off and 40 days furlo everry
year if I should enlis for the same time I have
now   Pa what do you get a cord for your wood   I
dont ___ out what pigs is as good as ____
calves   how much butter did you have   I should like
to be there to help eat up that cow and perhaps I
shall   I want you to dry a good lot for I know ma take
a notion to want some   I should like to be up there
and help you do your work but I cant now   I
could read your writing   you must write me again
I have wrote about all that I can think of this time so
I must close   you must write as soon as you get this
direct as before.  this from your affectionate son Galutia
H York to Zebulon T York and Lucy F York

yes ma I can read your writing redily   write as
fine as you want to dont be afraid but what I can
read it