Camp Near Chambers Burg
Pencilvany June the 29th 1863
My Dear wife
it is with plesure that I
seat my self to Day to right
to you to inform you that I
am in good helth at the
present time and I am along
ways from home I hope
those few lins may Come to
hand in Due time and
find you well and Doing
well I have Nothing of
much intrest to Communicate
to you at this time I Can
Say to you that this is
one of the Best
Stats for Grain that I
ever saw I have Ben out
of the united Stats for
Some time though I Can
say to you that this is
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the 1st letter that I ever
saw have rote to you
when I was in the united
Stats I have seen agreat
Deal of good Country
and I am along way from
home we ar gitting aplenty
to Eat hear in this State
though the peope hear
Dont treat us as well as
the people in the Confederet
Stats though we ar Better
treated hear than I thought
that we would Bee
Before we Come hear tha
all treat us as well as
I Could exspect of them
I Can Say to you my
Dear that this is the Best
State for wheat that I ever
Saw I Cannot Say how
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ho long we will remain
hear in the Enemys Country
though I Dont think that
we will Stay hear long
we ar gethering up
Some Stock and Some
provision and we ar
faring as well as any
Boddy Could wish I have
Not got time to right
But little to you Now
at this I will right to
you again as Soon
as I get this out of the
Enemys land and git
the Chaince I have Not
got time to right any
more at this time I wount
wount you to right to me
if if you git this letter
if I Should git out
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this State Saf Saife and
Sound I will right
you my travels and what
we Do hear and what I
See hear in this State
yours tel Death tel
tel the Children all
howda for me I send
you the Saim tel all
the Cornection that
I send my Best respect
to them So I must
Close for this time
leut E B Coggin
Ann E Coggin
Rosetta Coggin
Newton A Coggin
George Ann Coggin
Christopher E. E Coggin

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