Camp [Culbe?]tter Virginnia May
the 18 1862
Dear father i seat myself this morning
To Drop you a few lines to let you
no how i am i am well except a bad
cold and Hoping When thes few lines
com to hand they fiend you all well
i hant got much to rite i Dont her
much war news now i thinck they
are lying Still on Both sides now
i her they will Do no more for sixty
Days they say ther will Be Peace Before
long but i Dont no it looks like it
an last much longer we are in six
miles Frederricks Burg and a bout sixty
or 70 from Richmond we are lying
about Doing nothing at all we
Drill too or three times a weeak
ther is a heep of sickness in camp
JW Milford an D Cleland
is gon to the Horsepitle i herd
from them yesterday Cleland was
Beter milford was no better he has
Diarear our Doct is no count they
Dont tent to th sick lik they ot
the pay is all they count the they
cant git medisons this is a pore
part of the her world the is nothing
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i receiv your letter i was sory to
her that Thomas was sick he is long
ways from home an no freind to
wait on him you want to no
how fur i was from Daniel an RP
i Dont no how fur it i recon we
are about 75 miles apart or more
i never her from them at all
i her the regiment is 25 or 30 miles
Below Richmond they hav reorgin
ise for the war and elecet new of
icers gant milford was killed
in the Battle twenty five miles
Below Richmond and eight more
in that regimint but i Did not
her ther names the times is hard
her we Dont git anof to eat we
can eat all we git for too days in
one i never node what it was to
Do with Breakfast till Dinner time
Before i haf to Do it now som times
we go to mill and By meal at
one Dollar per Bushel som Buys sheep
at four Dollars a peace and Beefs that
a man can sholder for eight Dollars
Chickens from 85 to $1 a peace eggs 40 cts
per Dozen Butter 75 cts per Pound we Draw
flower Bacon Peas Sugar nothing for coffee
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the weather is very warm her now
it has Been raining for a Day or too
it has Been verry mudy But has
Clerd of now i hant saw a stalk
of corn senc i hav Been in verginnia
nor much Wheat and what is is
very sory it Dont look like ther
will Bee eny thing made in
va i her they are 7000 sick at
richmond they are from 50 to 100 Dy
ing every Day ther i will haf to
Bring my letter to a close for the
want of news to rite so nothing
more at present only remain your
Son till Death Will Boyd To Robbert
Boyd and D Murdock rite soon
Direct your leter to W M Boyd comp
g orr rifle Regiment Richmond
in care of capt Miller