Camp Near orange C.H.
W S S Decem [1]
My Dear Wife I seat
to in form you that I am
come to my loving wifes hands
hands and find you all well
November traveld all day tha
untill the 3 morning of De
the yankes left us with the
fight them the werste Sarte
and so well forty fied that
we would kiled the laste one a
staid there untill morning
and Now we have got Back to
spected to git some good Newes
and it has Bin Same time Sense
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[F?] M Martin Dec 163
All this is the 5 day of
you Soon this makes the
have got any letter from
Engagements and thank god
s will that I t is spaired to
e and trust to god that I may
laurens district S.C. and Not
that I should not have the
this world let us try to meate
than this this World is Nothing
torment and distruction
[ne?] of the Women sees harde
e world I wente to an olde ladys
to Eate & the yankes had taken
sed she had nothing cooked
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