Dalton3

Transcription: 

June 14 8161 [1]
Amus i seat
mi Self to right you afew
lines to let you no that we
Air all well and very
well sad is fid we air going
to Virer ginia next tusday
you ought to Cum and
go with us we Drawd ou
armes ys tedy iwant yo
to Cum and go with me
tell mi gal that iwant
to se hr mi ty Bad and giv
hr mi love we hav plenty
to eat amus itell u it is mity
hot dow her tell hamp and
frank and reck that tha
air the most pretty girles
her tha[t] tha ev er sead
we air three miles frm
town
[page 2]
iwant you to right to me
tell frank and reck to rite
to me all of you mst
right as soon as you get
this we go to town
som times an giv mi lov
all mi fend amus the drum
is Bea tin now and i mus
go amus right soon
Diret you letters to camp
hanpto in cer of Captin
auston remanes your afctin
ate W J Darby

Footnotes: 
  1. mistake for 1861
Date: 
June 12, 1861

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. F, Infantry Regiment, Hampton Legion
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Unit: 
Co. F, Infantry Regiment, Hampton Legion
Residence (County): 
Greenville County, SC

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Michael Ellis
Transcription Date: 
July, 2014

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