Bewfert dis camp gold smith december 19 1862
Dear wife and children I again take my pen
In hand to drop you a few lines to in form
you that I am well at this time hopen these
Few lines may find you and all well
I have nothing of im portens to rite to you
for we cant hear as mutch news in camps as we
Cod at home thay ar fixing to Start men to
morrow back home to bring the men
that has never come B Stewert is one out
of our mess and as the mess is all sending home
for Somthing to eat and I want you to
Send me a cake of butter you had better
Send it Soon for he has but 4 or 5 days to
Stay you made not think that we do
not get anuf to eat by sending home
for Sutch things we have had plenty So
fare you no that I braut a goodeal with me
And so did all my mess per haps you may
want to no hoo our mess is it is me and
L D [??]. g W dill, B evans, R harson. R
Suddeth. [J?]obary tomson. B Stewart . R mcClain
D mcclain we occapy three tents we have
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a mong us yet a bout 75 pounds of hog meat
that we brout from home we draw plenty
of beaf corn meal and rice sugar and some
flour we hav sold 40 pounds of beaf thre
Pecks of meal 20 pounds of rice if we draw
as plenty for the futer as we have so far
We will not Suffer for Sumthing to eat
this is Sed to be the sivels redgment that
is out I dont no my self ther is a good
meny rowdys in it and agood meny Sivel men
we hav a chaplin by the name of gains he is
A yong man he preact for us last Sunday
Sum likes him and Sum dont I think
he dos tolrible well for a new be giner we
had preachin las thirsday nite by the revernt
Willum farrow he preacht as able ar sur ment
as I most ever herd I hav not hear from home
Sens I left I receivd a few lines from A J.
Ponder Statein that lisey was ded I want to
hear from you mity bad I want you to rite
how you ar getting along with so ing wheat
I hav no more [raine?] A H Lister to Mary Lister