Camp Bowing Green
Kentucky
Dec. 31-61

Dear Niece,

I received your kind and most welcome letter of the 18th. Which gave me great pleasure to hear from you. You said that it was the first time that you had ever rote to me, very true it is the first time but I hope it will not be the last time. I am glad to say that I am in good health at this time. I have enjoyed as good health since I have been in the Camps as Iever had in my life. I am glad to say that I have had such good health for I was afraid that I would not stand Camp life so well.

I am very much in hopes that I will stand the Campaign finely. You know that our time is out the 7th of May next and that is only a little over four months from now and I will return to see you all again. You said that you was asked to a party the day that I left. I am very sorry that I was not there to be with you all, but I hope you all enjoyed yourselved finely without me. But you young Ladies all must fix up and be ready for the 7th of May. We will all be home then and we want to have some of the biggest times that Old Lewis ever saw or hird tell of, or ever will again.

Well, I will tell you how I like Camp life. I wish you was here to see how we all get along. We all live in white houses, some of the finest houses you ever saw. This cold weather is rite bad on us but we come to stand hardships and that is a matter of moonshine. All the relations are well that is up here. Brother Theodore is at home and has been for some time, but we look for him back all the time, he went home on a six days furlough and he has been gone home 16 or 17 days. There is no chance for a battle up here. I tell you I have lost all hope. You must write soon without fail. I have but little news to rite so I will close by subscribing as your ever

True and loving Uncle

S.G. Cooper