the 22 1862
verginia Han over Gunktion August
Dear fother I one time more seat mi self to
Drop you a fue lines to let you nou that I am well
at this time hopeing that when thes lines com
to hand it will find you all enjoy the same helt[h?]
I receive a letter from you and Mr beam [1]
yesday I was glad to hear from you all
Dateed the 17 and 16 you rote that mi crope
was sorry wish I had not sole mi corn now
the crops is no count in verginia at all I hav[?] [not?] [2]
sean eney corn this side of richmon and
I have went a bout thrity mils back of
richmon we ar going to pedert burg to meat [3]
the yankes and I expect we will have big fite
the yankes is left malvern hill now we
went Dow[n] last monday morning to hunt
them up and we cod not find one of them
tho you now more the[n] I Do a bot the war I Dont
no when we starte to march whar we ar
going to no more then you Do you rote to
me to find out whar Amos is I have [4]
bin enquaring a bout whar he is and I
cant Do it tha have left the old camp
and I Dont no whar he is I ma com a cross
him som of thes Day and if I Do I intend
to git him in this regment if I can he
want to com to me me when I saw him
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but we had no time to ficks it up then he
was under marching order then I can sowpe [5]
a man from this comny for him I like this
reigment better then the legoin it is one of
the best regment in the confederet state it is all
yuniform of a like and tha int nerry nother
regmet in the brigade that is yuneform
you rote to me what I thougt was the mater
with Amos I will tell you jest what I think
he is broke Down and I beleave he has got
the consumtion his voies is not like it was [6]
he ses he has had the bollel complant [7]
ever sent he has had the mevel ever time [8]
he git a littel beter he has to march I want
when you hear from him to rite to me whar he is
now I want you and Mr beam to pull mi foder
if you can take it as it com and I think you
bouth can save it tell betty not to let [9]
lem huff have that red heffer on a
credet nor eney bodey else if she can sell
her for 20 Dallers cash if she can and if she
cant kill her and sell her out in befe
if old fatty haye ses eney thing a bot me
rite to me and Dont let him no eney thing a
bout me I mus com to a close by saying I remain
you afectnate sun untell Death W M Dalton
to Mr S Dalton