Camp 33 Ala Regt [1]
June 7 “1864
Dear father and Mother
this will inform you that
I am up and a bought at this
time I have bin puny for some
time but I ceepe with the
compiny yeat I have been a mar
ching nearly ever day and night
since Thomas come back and I git
a long very well if it was not for
my bowels they bother me a grate
deal but I am in hops that I will
git well some time I have seen a
heepe since I have bin here I was
not in the fight that wee had
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gan to carry I have an ax to carry
so when they started in to the
fight they told wee to stay that did
not have a gun I have bin withe
the compiny the most of the time
I have seen severl men kild since
this fight commencts
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Cusin Wash Peacock has n[ot?]
come back from the hospital
yeat I have not seen uncle Dick
whitehurst no Montier yet but
they air campt close to us at this
time I want to go and see them as soon
as I can you must write to me as
oftin as you can for I hant got
nary letter since Wesley come back
so I will close for this time I
still remain your sun till Deth
W P Lewis
June 9 Dear Wife this will in
form you that I am tolerbul
well Will keeps up LW is gon
to the hospital he is not sick [he?] [3]
had a risen on him so that he could [4]
not march I have but little to rite
for their has nothing else turned [up?]
since I rote to you I have not got a
letter from you I am a gitting verry
ancus to here from you my paper is
so bad that I cant rite your Husband
till Deth TT Bigbie