Richmond Va     May 29, 1862

Dear Sister I take the time to write you a few lines to let you know I am well & well satisfied I hope this will come safe to hand & find you enjoying good health. I have not any thing of interest to write we are in sight of the enemy can see them any time I heard today that General Jackson had taken the City of Washington I can not say for certain it is so but I hope it is true. I would like to see you & the children but I have no chance to come to see you  brother Merida is sick at the hopsital in Richmond he has bin at the hospital one week today we have seen hard times for the last month about 4 days we had nothing but parched corn to eat I hope we may not see no worse Our men had a little fight with the Yankees on the 27 of this month the yankees took two pieces of artillery from our men they rather got the best of the fight ther two of our regt got cut up badly our men took 110 prisoners we are looking for a heavy fight soon we have a large force here and so have the yankees if both armies were to meet it will be a fight worth talking about tell Henry & Merida to be good boys & I will bring them both a gun & make them good soldiers. Tell Jane to be a good girl & I will bring her a silk dress when I come home tell Alexander to keep out of the ashes & keep the cats out to Direct lettters to Alford T. Jackson in the care of Captain Sumter Coln McMillons 24th Ga Regt Direct letters to Richmond Virginia I remain your loving brother till Death

Alford T. Jackson

To Nancy E. Crumly