Tallihoma
March the 31 / 63
Dear father I am well
and getting a long a long
well at this time as one could
in the ware but I am very tierd
of the ware wee git a long pirty
well here wee git plenty of
meal but our met comes out
rather short some times the boys
enjoyes there self pirty I have
just come in to finish my letter
for I had to go out and take a
play with them wee firs started
the play in the camp then we
devided the croud and had a grate
play and then there came over
fore other rigtments in a [????]
battle I can tell you that it
was a pirty sight to see tow or
thre thousand men in an old
field at one time playing
in the snow in regular ba
ttle form this is a grate
plase for a musement and
pass time L W is on guard and misted [1]
the play bwt Dick and [Lish?] plade
[??] good [????] him [2]
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I am verry ancus to see
and to here from you all
for I am lonsome here now there
is so manny of the boys gone
that was near to me I think
of you all often I want
you to try and ceep my [???]
as jentle as you can and try and
ceep the [???] off of my plase
if you can I am in hopes that
I will git home so that I
can take cear of them my [se?]
[ll?] I want you to do the
best you can I no your chance
is bald tell the boys that
I say for them to be good boys
in the day of there youth and
and it will bee a blesing to them
as lond as they live to the ole
lady [her?] Mother was well as I
come on and she seemed glad to see
me and I [would?] [???] [????] [3]
[her?] very much so no more at this
time I want you to right to
me soon do not lay it on the table and
say i will right after a while your son
[?????] [???] Thomas T Bigbie