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Seabrook Island S.C.
June 29th 1863


Dear brother  I now take my pen in hand two inform you that we are all well at present and hope this may find you all the same  I received your leter dated May the twenty fourth yesterday morning about this time  it is now five Oclock


whell I was glad two hear that you had corn planted and was redy two harvest whell  by all accounts the rebels will cut weat for you felows for I hear their is a hundred thousand calvry and six batries of flying artilrey in 


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Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] and that they in tend two com by Philadelphia and then down two Wilmington by the right flank  So you must look out for the ass of your pants for I expect their will be more shit than blood


I ges that the furlow buisness has fel through  the first ones that went haint all got back yet  whell the wether is verey awarm hear now and good meney sick in the regment  their [was] is twenty fivee sick  of co I and pruty near that meney in each compney in the regment we go on picket next wednsday for one weak


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I saw a leter that George got from Pap the same time that I got yours and it said buley for the monkey  ask Pap if he could get a pare of boots made two fit me if I would send him the masure William Jones said that Charles Wilbanks was talking about eing Pap about ending somthing  I thought mabey they could be all sent together  I must now close for it is pruty near drill time now so no onley I still remain your brother


E W Pierce


Please awnser soone and direct as you did bfor