Louden Tennessee March 20th 1863
First gorgia caveriald partison Rangers
Smiths Leagon Dear Mother Brother [1]
And Sisiter afectinet Nancy & sweet
Little Babe & too all at may enqu
ire after mee thiss leaves me well
I have enjoyed fine health Sence i
Left home & hope at you have all
Dun the Same I am well pleas with this
part off the armey as i am a blidg
Too Stay in it I think at i will
Gitt a Substute Some time iff you
cant git me on I have rote to grean
Whit to come I take my place & i wood
Give him $50.00 a month & my mare &
Hhis wages My Poney Stud hir [2]
Tripp verry well & is as ambissious [3]
Ass She can bee we are verry Scears off
Fead here we git Beef Bacon & corn bre
ad mostley weare looking for capt
Sti[??] hir now i dont expect at we
Can Drew eney money Bee fore May
I Drad me a pare of geans pants & I wont
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Eney more close except a Mo[?]
Pare off Socks I expect too Send
This Bye Sam Smith & I Will send
A fine haulter home bye him &
I want you too git hit & take good cear
Off hit Lark i want you to Stay at
Home as long ass you can but when you
come i expect at you will half to fine
your one horse i cant tell tell i sea the
Capt Wont you to Look Round & git me a
Substute iff you can & I want you &
Lius too Still all you can & git all you
Cane for it & give my part to Nancy
And then Lius I want you to make
All off the corn you can & i Think
At i will Sea you Bye the first off June
Mabey & trye too ceap my hogg a live
Iff you can plant a heep off pees & poe
Tatoes & Nancy iff your cows goes drye
Bye you a nother iff you can i have bin
Tryeing to bye one her but i hent Dun it
yett iff i could gitt iwood fetch them
Home my Self The Clover fields & medos
Bee gins too Look fine & am glad to See
Hat every thing hir iss hyye and Scears
so that i pay 50 cents a pound for Bacon