kin geston                 ten Jan ury the 18/63
dear brother iSeat myself toin forma you
thate iam wel at pres ant and hoping
these fulinse may finde you inJoy ing
the same blesing ihav noth ing of im por
tants toright to you
philip is wel iwod like to her from
you and mother tel mether toright
me wher pap is ihav not
herd from him Sens he went of
iwod like to her from him the
best kind and her wher he was
right tome as sune as you
git this leter when you right
tome di rect your leter
in the cer of cap ton nt
barns m m slauter bitaleion
you must right sune
so nothi ing mour at pres ant
iremain your der brother un
til death
we arin winter quar ters
her ihope thate we wil
git to gow home befour longe
we was in afight i[n] can
lucky we capshard three
hunder yankeys with thoat
the lose ofaman went
oute yesterday and tocke ten
ten bush whakers cilde won
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you mus t excuse my bad riti
ng Sono thing moar
ate pres ant
iremain your der bro ther
until death Sidney fuler
to Johney fuler