Taswell tennessee 12 miles from comeberlin
Gapp april 23the 1863 Dearist Nancy ass i am
Dearist Nancy ass i am
Resting to day i Seat my Self to rite to
you to lett you noe at i am Still a
Mong the liveing all thoe my health
Iss on the decline i am hardley able to
Ride we have bin traveling ever Sence
The last day off march with a litle excptsion
I left Ezekel & Dow hail at moristown
yestoday we was ordrd on a forse march
Too canetuckey & the sick & the Broke
Down horses was left at moristown
& ezekel & dow was un well & i cood a
Stade bye leting my horse goe on
With the comand But i wont part wi
th him as long as i can Set on him on
Less i git with the yankes we tra
veld yestoday & are resting to day & it
iss hoped bye all off the Boys at we
Will git orders to goe Some otherway bye
Morning & iff we dont we are goeing rite
among the Bush whackers & the mountain
this is a mountainous country more
Soe and i thout it was i have Saw a
heepp Sence i Saw you I sea a heep off
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Fine lookin wimen & children &
When we are passen bye & See the Sweet Litle
Ones at favers billey my hart all most
Sinks it is Sildum at we Sea a man in
This countrey But this is this is the worst
place in the world for every thing at is
mean & un deasent but i wont Suffer
my Self to bee lead off i conduct my Self
as i did at home i try to live to day as thoe i
Was to dye to morrow Nancy rite soon as you
Git this & direct your Letter to Knoxville
Tennessee cornel Harts gargia Cav
Inn the cear off capt Stiff co C & rite
how Lius iss a gittin on & whot lark iss
Dooing & how wheet Looks & iff thay is eney
peeches & iff you have provisens a nuff to
Doo you & iff eney won has mistreated you
And hoo & iff eney won has enterferd with
My Stuff in eney way & hoo & the general
nues for we git none i hant got but 2 leter
From you yet one bye hand & one bye mail
It may bee a good wile befor you her from mee
a gain iff we goe to canetuckey wea will
have noe chance to Send Letters tell we
come out & i hope it wont bee long
David Matthews