Tilidga Camp bacon
May the 15 th 1864
Dear companion it is
through the tender mersy
of god that I Seat myself
to drop you a few lines
to let you Now that I
am well at this time hoping
that these few lines will
come saif to hand and find
you and the children all
well and doin well
at this time mi Dear I can
Say to you that I am goin
off to moro to va and I think
it is the best for mea for
I think I will git to
come home I will leav
mi quilt her and pap
can bring it home and i
will send bud a hat
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Mi Dear i want you
to do the best you can
until i get back i
think i will back bfor
long i want you all
to pray for mea that
god may smile uppon
mea i think that god
has bles mea sens I
hav bin her and i bleav
that he will bles his
children wher tha
goe I must cloze for
this time so fair will
for this time
D H Mitchell
to rebacu jane
Mitchell