July [??]
Virginia Camps Near gordons 1863
my dear and affectionet wife
I Recvd your letters on the 1st
inst and was glad to hear
from you to hear that you
and frely family was well
this leaves me in good helth
at present I was very Sorry
to hear that you had Been
pesterd or interrupted Any way
I am Sorry that you didnot rite
to me in what way you had
bin pesterd and who who By
I wount you to rite to me
Just as son as you git this letter
and Bee Shure to rite to me
who has imposed on you and
in what way and rite to me
all the partickulers about
it Dont Bee a Shaimed to rite
it to me for I intend to have
it attended two ther is one
Chainc [???] [1]
[page two]
Bee Shure and rite to me quick
So I can have it attended two
in Short order So that you will
Not Bee pesterd Any more and
as soon as I git aletter from you
i will Send you word what Corse
to pursue and if you had to
Rather move to L.N. Mcknights
why Do so I wount you to Do
the way that you think you will
Be Kept sadisfide with thie is A
Spescil law for proticting volum
Voluntiars familys when ther
husbands is in the servis and if
I ever git home and am Able
tha may look out that imposes
on you in Any way for revenge
I will have if I ever git foot
loose Any more out of them
if me and them livs and
ever meats on this earth the helth
of our Company is only Tolerble
Good at present [we?][have?] [2]
[page 3]
and Some Cronick Diseases
we ar Doing very [well?] at present
we have plenty to eat and we
ar in agood helthy plaice
about 45 mils from Richmond
Athough I Cannot tell how long
we will Stay hear we Dont
Stay But afew Days in one
plaice and then we move Some
where elce I waunt to See you
and my Sweet little Children
the worst of any Boddy on
this erth if I Could See you
one time more it wood Bee more
plesure to me than to have
aworld of golden [ples?] toys
and I pray that the time
will Soon Come when we
Shal meat again Oh if I could
See you and my Dear Children
and embraice you and them in
my arms Oh what ajoyful
time that would Bee to me
[page 4]
will ever impose on you or
my Sweet little children any
more and I pray that the lord
lord may help you to Bear you
your trials and trubels and
I hope that he may lose you
give you Strength to Conker
all of your enemys I Send you
and all of the children howda
and a kiss tell graney and [3]
Burthia howday for me rite
rite to me Soon and faile Not
and lit me No who them
rascal ar that is imposing on you
and Bee Shure and rite all
about it and who it was
Direct your letter to Richmond
Va to E B Coggin in Cair
of Capt Forgerson 47th Ala
Volintears So good By my
loving Companion for this
time Seargent E B Coggin
[bottom of page damaged]