Letter to Father, 1863 April 27

Tells of further movement, is now detached from Md. Brigade and under Gen Milroy's Command. Is in the 1st Brigade 2nd Division. Sunday night at 10 o'clock orders issued to report immediately at Winchester, everyone was asleep and knew nothing about it until next morning. Moffitt was acting as Corporal of the Guard in John Taylor's place, he having gone to Baltimore. Started to march in rain they made Berryville a distance of 23 miles and put up in a church for the night, all wet to the skin with no change of clothing, had to sleep in wet clothes but never slept better in his life. 50,000 troops stationed in Winchester, ordered to be ready, rebels expected to attack. No chance of getting home all passes stopped