State of Miss Scot Co Aug the 12 / 63
in Camps near Morton Mrs Mary Francis Jones it
tis thriew the cind murses of God that i am spaird
to Drop you yoy a few lines in answer of your cind
leter that i reseaved from you an Sister Moley on
last eavning it was rote aug the 4 i was hapy
to hear from you an sister an to her that all
was well on was maken a good crop i hope that you
will make a nugh to do on your leter found mee
a bout well i hav bin very week an very poore
john has fell a way a right smart with the direar
Wm is well an looks beter than i ever saw him i
hope these few lines will reach you an find you all
well i was proud to here from paps folks an her that
thay was all well an that the yanks hadant pestered
them aney wors than tha did i am proud to her
the boys com out of that big battle as well as tha
did i was sarey that peter an T B Reynolds was wonded
an A J Jones was a prisner Francis i havant aney nuse
good nuse to write at this time the armey is
wors demoriledise than i ever saw it the best
soldiers that wee hav are desarten an going home
it tis for the treatment tha get wee hafto
drill ha an do hard dewty on half a nuff to
eat wee dont get bred a nuff an just poore beef
a nuff for one meale bred for two meals a
day tha hav bin seventeen men left her for the last week
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an two more that is thought to bee gone i will
give you some of thar names one was Hinery Philips &
Benn McColhrenn George wimbley an Bob Nickals from
Co i an Wm Taler an sam Madox from Co G other is name
i dont now i think the armey will brake up that
way but i dont hav aney notion of desurten yet
i dont think that the bois hav aney of it wee
see hard times now i hope this peas will bee made
soon sow wee will get to come home write an live
in peas an happiness i nuver will bee detaled to go
back thare to take up Desurter s for some of thim are
dangers an tha are well armed i will quit that
subgect faney one of my Cosens her it tis john Milo
Milds wife it uste to bee Nancy Thornton she lives
her one Mile from her i went one time to see hur
hur an the Children was well but the Solders
are taken all tha hav nerley i am sarey for thim
Faney i want you to send mee word wether you
got that money that mee an Wm sent home wee
sent 20 dollars a peas by Mr ashcrat a bout the 10
of june the helth of the redgiment ant very good
P R Selton is well an Wm Smith faney i want
to see you an james sow bad it seemes like i cant
hardley stand O that i could get a furlow an go
home to see you all one more time in this life
Give my love to pap an Mother an the girls tell
thim i want to see thim very bad Good by for
this time Wm R Jones to Mary F Jones an friends