The Stat of va Han[??] [1]
[????] May the 26 1864
Dear Companion it is throw
the the tender merses of god
that I Seat mi Self to drop
you a few lines to let you
now that I am well
at this time hoping that
these few lines may come
Saif to hand and find
you an the children all
well And a doing well
mi dear I hav landed to
mi command yestrday I
cant tell you what I
haft to do yet but can
Say to you that i want
to Sea you the wost i ever
did in mi life and i hope
that the time wont
blong tell I will
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I will git to Sea
you an the children
and tell you what I
have Sean Sens i hav Sean
you Wee ar fixing for
a big fit her but i hop
that i woant haft to
go in hit and i cant
tell you Mi dear i wan
t you and all of the rest
to right to mea as Soon
as you git this leter direct
yo leter to richmon va
po to the twelf ridgment
compy A and i want
you all to remember me
at the throne of grace
tell all of the rest of
them to right to mea
D H Mitchell
To reba Jane Mitchell