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there we took a notorious gurrillie [guerilla]
captain by the name of Lee and related
closely to the jeneral [general] of rebel notoriety
He has twice before been captured
and twice taken the oath of illegeance [allegiance]
to the United States and as often violated
it by going immediately back to his
command, orders were given to shoot
him on on sight, this we did not at the
time know or he would not now be
an inmate of capitol prison I think
he will be hung however his wife
made a terible [terrible] howl which our colume [column]
could hear nearley [nearly] a mile off She termed
us Cal negro stealing sons of B- and
much other polite southern epethets [epithets]
known only to southern chivalrey [chivalry] order
I cannot write much more at present
as I understand we leave here today for
Alexandria, Virginia and from there we shal [shall]
be employed as scouts as here before
My health is very good jeneraly [generally] but I
am tired quite out write soon
at some other time I will write
more particulars

I remain as ever

Osborn Ayer