S C Charlston [???] May 13 1862

[d?]ear brother hit is with great plesur
that I take my pen in hand to drop
you a few lines [to?] let you no that I
am well at this time hopen when
thes lines comes to hand that thay
may find you and your famely all
well I haf no nuse to rite to you [?]
that may intrust you We ar locken
for a fite hear [now?] thay say if thay
dont [???] in afew days thay wont
fite soon at this place you can git
in this company if you haf to
com thay can take in recruites tell
thay git 125 there is about 107
in this Company now there is rite
Smart of sicknes hear I wood like to
[?] Se you all very well but I cant
tell when I can I want to try and
Com home Soon but I cant tell
whether I will git [of?] [or?] not som
of our men is [???] ferlows and
I think I can in a [???] day[?]
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So I will bring thes few lines to
aclose by sayen you must remember
us in all of your prars and you
must rite soon I remain your true
brother un tel Death A [?] Lister
to A. H. Lister May the 13
Dear brother A few lines to you
to let you no that I am well at
this time and as well sates fide as
I cood expect you no that eney
man that has left a wife and fore
litel children like I haf cant not
be very well Sates fide I hope when
this comes to hand that thit will
find you all well I haf saw A
grate deal senc I left home the
city is a grate site to eney man
that never saw hit hit wood
take me A weeke or to to go all
over hit James and Jef is both
well So I must com to aclose for
ther is no more rum I want you to
rite to me and I will rite you a longer leter the
next time A [R?] Lister to A [H?] [Lister?]