Letters from a Civil War Relative #13: July 9, 1862 from Camp Cottrell

Camp Cotterl Clabern Co Tennessee July the 9 day 1862

My dear father, I seet my self once more to let you no that I am well at this time, hoping when these few lines come to hand it may find you in good health. I would like to see you all once more but I no I am deprived of that opportunity at the present. I hant received a word from you in along time and I think longe of the time of hearing from you and I want you to rite to me as soon as you receive these few lines.

We have got order to go out a-skirmishing at 7 o'clock in the morn. We will be gon 2 or 3 days. There is a talk of our redgiment being converted to cavalry and I wish it may be so for I am tirde of marching. We have marcht so mutch. We hear some good nuse from olde richomd. I hant time to tell you all of the nuse at this time for it will soon be roll call and then we will haf to blow out our lits and go to bed. All is qite in camps tonite.

 That appears to be all of this one, probably written by Lewis Reynolds.