August the 10 1864
Camp at Winchester 23 Regt NC troops
Dear Father And mother
And sister I Again am spard once
more to drop yow Afew lines theas lines
leavs me well And I hope they may
find you well I will Say to you
science I wrote to you Before I have
Ben to Merland but did not stay
long we cross over in the morning
And come back the next Eaving we
went About six mils in
I dont know what Early [1] object
Was in gowing but I hear that
our cavelary had got And
By him gowing that would giv
A chance in getting out they went
To chambersberg in Painsilvania
And Burnt the citty it was A con
place I herd that they Burnt 300 hondred
howses I will tell you that I Recivd
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A letter from yow wrote the 26 day
of Jwly And also one from Elizabeth
which I was glad to hear yow was
all well I got it in Merland so I
will give yow they news what we are
doing at Winchester we cume hear
yestoday morning we cume from
Bunkerhill our owther troops is still
at Bunkhershill I herd the Reasin
we came wp hear was they yankes
takin our cavelary on serprise
And capterd some of them And
we was sent hear to hold this place
we are in Aline of Battle But
I dont feell oneasly Atall for I dont
think the yankees will come hear
And if they do I know we can
whip them so I have give yow
all they news About the war I
can I will close on that
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Father it Aint often I Say Any thing
Abowt my living But I feell
Bound to tell yow how I am
living we are drawing some of
they prettiest flour I ever saw
And good Beef And we are getting
Some of they Best Apples yow ever
Saw And some few peaches And
milk accordan I am fat And
sawssy I am in as good health
as heart cowld wish for I havint
miss Adays dwty sceince I left
taylorsvill the forth day of May I
am in good spirts as I was the
the day I left home so I will close
on the accownt of Writing Afew
lines to Mowther I will close
By Saying have faith I think
they fighting is over for this camping [2]
And I think the war will close this
year
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I give them by Best Respect [added at top of page]

I said I would close But I feell
bound to praise generl Early
Right soon A give me all they news
From W H Brotherton to Father
And all my frinds
Afew lines to Mowther
& Sister I want yow to Right &
tell me what kind of Acampmeeting
I wowld like to be their Best I
am doing mighty well yow can
tell all of granmowther to Right I
this is for them as mutch them as yow
And I know that I awght to have
writen to them Bwt I have ben
marching & fighting so mutch
that I had not they time But I
will Right to them I will close
By Saying Right soon from W H
Brotherton to Mowther &
Sister tell all my frinds