the 14th 1862
virginia Richm Richmond July

Dear wife I Seat Self to Nite to
rite to you to inform you Not
that I rote to you to Day to [rite?] [1]
[???] [??]on But we have Receivd
[m?]arching orders to Nite and I
Dont waunt you to rite to me
till you hear from us again and
then I waunt you to Rite to
me the first thing you Do we ar
ordard to luezer Court house [2]
[Louisa Court House] & Dont know wher that is Nor
how far it is from [this?] [????]
must Close for this time we have
to Cook to Nite to Do us 3 Days
and it is N[ow?] 8 oclock the helth
of our Company is onley tolerble
good ther is 3 of our Company in
the horsepittle ther is Severel
Complaining rite Smart
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Remember me thou many
miles apart we Be
I Shal Remember the
ef you on Erth No more I see
I Shal ef on Erth we meat N[o m?]ore [3]
I hope that we many meat on
Canans happy Shore
So far well my lovely wif
for this time from E. B. Coggin
to to his wif and children
Ann E Coggin at G S
Turners plantation
E B Coggin
4th Seargeant 47th Ala Reg