Wright3

Transcription: 

N 2

Then wee was taken out of the garde House
and Mached to the incampe Ment and returned
over to the 29 allabamia Rigement I was Sind
over By Choice to Company C and 13 beside My Scelf
Joind the same Co and wee ar well Satisfide
and Do like the fficesers and in Campement bett[er]
than wee did at Campes wattes provideing wee
Can have our health It is Trew that I am
Futher from you But if I was their I would
have no chance to Com to See you the officisers
has no accommodation their Teir four I hope
you will Contente your Scelf the beste you can
and Do the beste you can if anny thing Should
hapen to Me I will write to yo and Should
I gite sicke or be kild My friendes will write
to you [??] i want you to do the same
[???]in a good Mess of 8 Meme that wee pct out [1]
[????]r wee gote heair I am acquainted with
[???????]nd they will all do to depend apon
[??????????]Do looke a pon that as one Greate
[?????????????]n Campes if i was to be taken
[?????????????] I have now Doubt but I would
[?????????????] best of attention
[page 2—technically 3]
N3
If you Cannot Scend Me no
Clothing By Som one that you know
I Donot wante you to Scend them we will
Draw cloathes heair and I had rather
you would not scend them un less it
is By Scom person you Can have Confidences
in If you can scend me [??] pair of
Scockes an one pair of Gloves
My Deair children I can not close this
letter and write nothing to you
I love you all Dearly and regret Being
Sceperated from you But I hope the time
wonte be long be four I can return home
and imbrace you all in My armes
I want you all to remember Me and
not forgite Me While I am [away?] Be kind
to your Mother and you will accumol[???] [2]
frinds and that will prove a great [??????]
to you and your Distred Mothe[???????]
Babe I wante you to write to [????????]
and take the Bste of Ceair of [?????????]
for my Deair child their is [????????????]
Seet to in snair the feemale se [??????????]
and time

Footnotes: 
  1. lower right of page torn off
  2. page torn
Date Note: 
Circa September 1863

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 29th Alabama Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Tallapoosa County, AL

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Tallapoosa County, AL

To

To State: 
Alabama
To County: 
Tallapoosa

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Shiloh Peters
Transcription Date: 
July, 2012
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
March, 2013

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