1862 March 28? from Joseph D. Richardson (Camp Clay, Washington, D.C.) to Mother re: received her letter of the 24th and the horseradish, much obliged. He is as well as can be expected and hopes they are well. Not sad that John Bryan got killed for he said he would fight for the South until he was killed and would kill all of them if he got the chance to do it. Not expected to move soon, there is much difference in the regiment with the new Colonel. There are tents and encampment in all directions and every hill is white with tents and one hears nothing but boom of cannons and sound of bugles, tap of drums, tune of fifes and thousands of horses and men and cannon moving is all directions. Al Bishop, Charley O’Brien and Jim Leay? have been to see him and they were glad to see each other. [no envelope]