In this letter dated February 18, 1862, Moses Owen solicits his mother to write more often and to take two dollars and get some stamps with it, since this letter was mailed with his last stamp. He writes, in part, that "our men...captured 15,000 men and 4 generals...they will half to come under before long or will kill all of them..." The letter was composed just after the Battle of Fort Donelson. Three months later, Owen's regiment participated in the advance on Winchester. The regiment was also active at Cross Lanes, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.

The letter is written on stationery with the patriotic letterhead Liberty and Union, Now and Forever. It also includes the corresponding envelope with a matching emblem of Lady Liberty in front of the American flag subtitled Ever Victorious. The envelope was printed by Edward J. Kenney of Philadelphia, Pa.