Varginia
Camp at Culpepper C H June the 12th /63
Dear and affectionet Compaion I seat my
self to Drop you afew lins wich leaves me
in good helth at the present time hoping those
few lins may Come to hand in Due time and
find you and familey all well and Doing wel
I have Nothing of intrest to rite to you at the present
time the Boys of our settement is all well
and Doing well J P Crowder is Not
with the regt at the present he is at the
hospital I wount you [to?] right to me
often and maby I will get Some of of the
letters I Dont git one amonth from you
I Dont know that you get all the letters
that I right to you I have Been right
righting 2 aweek to you ever sence
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I have Been with the regt I Dont No
that you git all the letters I sent you
affine Come in alte aletter and I wount
you to right to me if you have got it
I Sent some Stamps in the Saim
letter tel the children all howda for me
and tel graney and Burtha the Saim
I send you my love and Best respect
I wish I Could See you I Could tel
you more than I Can right So I
wish you well my loveley w wife
tel Mother and Mr Beaty to right to me
I have rote several to them and has Not
Never got But one from them and
that was the one that Dr. Burton
Brought when he Come Back
I send you some paper in this
and right to me if you git this
letter yours til Death
Leiut E B Coggin