Camp Near       June the 23rd
Berry ville Va }           / 63
Dear wife and
Childeren I seat my self
to Drop you afew lins
wich leaves me in tolerble
helth at the present time
hoping those few lins
may Come to hand in
Due time and find you
and fameley all well
and Doing well I have
Nothing of much intrust
to rite to you at the
present time we have
Ben marching agreat Deal
hear laightley we have
Crossed over the Rapadan
River and the Rapahanick and
the Shanadoore river we
have Crossed the Shanadoore
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River three times and
we have Ben in the line of
Battle Several times But we
have had No fighting yet
thought ther has Ben Some
fighting going on round
about hear we have Not
Ben Still Narry Day
in Some time onley
when we was in the
line of Battle I had
afew minuets this
morning and I thought
I would right you afew
lins I wount you to right
to me for for I have Not
heard from you in along
time you must right to
me we ar in the lins
of the enemy Now and
we Dont git No mail
Now though I think that
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we will git some
mail Before long I wount
you to right to me if you
have got the fine
Comb that I sent you in
aletter I wount to hear
from you my Dear verry
Bad tel the children
all howda for me &
send you the saim
So I must Close for
the poresent tel Dr
Mcknight that Leiut
Beattey is Not verry well
Now at this time he
had a chill yesterday and
had a hy fever afterwards
C P C Mcknight is well [1]
 your tel Death
Direct your letter to Richmond
Va 47th Ala Vols Co H
Ann E Coggin | Leiut E B Coggin