To Mrs. Lyon.
Camp near Clear Creek, Miss., Tuesday, June 17, 186:2.—I went over to the 16th Regiment, which is located near Corinth, about four miles from here, and stayed all night with Sperry. He is perfectly healthy, and fleshier than I ever saw him. He expects every day to receive his commission as 2d Lieutenant from April 29th. His pay will be $105 per month from that date instead of $20, which he received before. He stands a chance of being Captain within sixty days. I also saw Colonel Bouck, of the 18th. Neither of these regiments can turn out two hundred well men. They have not been in any fight since the battle of Shiloh.
