This february they 2th 1865 [1]
Camp of this 58th ala regt at holly near
Mobeal ala on they Bay my Dear &
Much Beloved Sister Marthy J
Gilliland & Childrin one & all Sarah Jane
& nancy & John & littel James Jane & frank all
as one Marthy thank god i am this
Morning blest with they presant opertunity
of droping you a few lins Which leavs me
Well Marthy i trust to god that thase
lines may soon reach you & find you & all
they Childrin all Well & doing Well Marthy
?????????>the relation ???> then
?????????> you that ???????????>
??> Boys is hear at Mobeal & we are all
well Marthy i can say to you that i want
to see you & they childrin they Worst in the
world tho i am away hear in this Crewell
i cant tell When i Will hav they
??> to com to see you all but marthy i
??> hop i wont be Bee long till we Will
hav they pleasure of seeing each other a gain
Marthy i no that you & yore littel childrin
seas a lonsom & desolat time tho I hope
that god Will bee with you in yore lonsom
??> of troubel & that he may spar you to
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live & bless you all with good health &
strength and Bless you all With ??> they
worthey Blessing that his all seeing eye seas
that you stand in need of While in this life
Marthy i hope that god Will spare
you to live to rase yore littel alfant
Childrin god Bless them all i prey marthy
tell they childrin that i love you all & wishes
you all Well & to do Well marthy tell all
they childrin to be god childrin & try to prepar
to meat their father in heaven Where
parting will bee no more Marthy i Want
you to excuse me for not riting to you
for we hav bin Marching & fiting nearly all the
time ????????????????????????????> [2]
i hant got a letter from lisabeth in a long
time marthy i dont Want you & they childrin
to forget me & i want you to rite to me & let
me no how you air gitting a long i am very
ancious to hear from you all marthy they is a
grait talk of pease hear at mobeal now tho i cant
tell when we will hav pease tho i hope it wont bee
long till pease will bee made Martha i think
that i will git a ferlow to com home in a few
days We air campt rite on they edg of they mobeal Bay & We can see the yankees gun boats evry day
i Will close rite soon Direct yore letters to me in
Co. H. 58th ala regt hoaltsclaws Bregade mobeal ala.
H.F. Gilliland to Martha Jane Gilliland & all
they childrin in lov to all franklin Gilliland to all