Written from Maryland Heights, near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Opens "Dear Grandmah." Reports hot, dusty weather, "enough to smother a common man but a Soldier has to be more than common to get along down here." He reports that they left Martinsburg on July 3 on a "fast walk" and had arrived in Maryland Heights the following day. Reports that the trains from Baltimore had been blocked by the Confederates so no newspapers, mail or packages had been received; rumors have been circulating widely in camp due to the lack of news. He writes that he will have to direct his letter to Aunt Maria as he is unsure of his grandmother's first name (but thinks it is Ann). This is Ann (Carpenter) Lockwood, his paternal grandmother.