N C Routh aford C.O febuary the 3rd 1863
Mr Vanc Sier i did en list on the 6 day
of October 1861 and Surved tell the 8 day
of december 62 and thyen Was dis Charged
by General Pender on the 8 day of december
and Wente to rich mond and tha took
our dis Charges from us and put us in
the Gard hous an Cept us 2 days and
nighte and then Sente us bac to our
ridge menet under Gard to our Cor nal and
Wee asked than What to do and tha said
for us to Go hom for tha had dis Charged
us and tha had nauthing to do With us
and i have not reCievd any of the bounty
onely ten dolars and now tha Waunt us
to Go bac to Vagina and I dount Waunt
to Go thar I was dis Charged from under
Capt James Wood of the 34 Ridg Menet and
Cornal W. L. loranc [1]Col. William Lee J. Lowrance of the 34th NC Inf. and General pender
a Corden to the Con Script act beaing ovr
38 years of agee and I Waunt to no of you
if you pleas wither i hav to Go thar any mor
or not thar was 25 of us dis Charged at
the sam tim and I hav not bin at Hom
Senc i Wente oute tell tha dis Charged
Mee and When thar is a Caul in our state
I Shal not resiste the law pleas ancer
this in hast an you Will do a Suthern
Soalgr a kind favr So iremain yors
truly
D. G. Morrow
to the Gov ner of N.C