verginia oct the 31
1861
Manassas Junction
Mi Der Frind i now
seat mi self to rite
you A few lines to let
you no that me and
all of the Boys is well
ex sept Frank Beam
he is verry sick he is
in the horse pitle he
is our of hart he Dont
think of nothing But
home Recter I want
you to rite to me
as soon as you
git this we think we
will take winter Qurters
in our tents I want
you to tell will Beam
if he cant rite to me
he can go I can [so?]
with thout her ing from
him I ant Bad off to
her from him hamp
rote that he was go
ing to charlston next
week tha are A heap
of talk of fiting But
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we her so miney
tales we cant Beleve
nothing I must close
rite soon yo frind
W J Darby