Gordons ville V.A
December 27th 1863
Mrs Catharine Levefers
Dear and loving
wife I have the pleasure
this sabbath morning to rite
you a few lines to lette you
now that I am doing tolerable
well at this time I am not
well yet But am own the
mend I am now at
Gordonsville at the Hospital
I have bin hear for the
last 3 days I expect they will
Send me from hear to
Lynchburg or Richmond as
they aint prepared to keep
us hear I think I will be able
in the corse of a nother week
to gow back to the Regt or at
least tell Weaver gets
Back
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Dear wife I am able to
walk out after my Bussness
you nead not give your self
Enny uneasiness about me take
good cear of your self and the
childrean Dear wife I should
Be vary glad to Be at home
with you for the next 2 months
But sow it is I cant and
I hope you will not think
hard of me for it Dear wife
please send me the things
that I Rote for by Weaver I
think If I had Something to
eat from you it would
Soon cure me I now you
will Be curious to now what
is the matter with me I have
had Pneumonia But only
a lite attack this is a boutt
all the news I have to Rite
turn over
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please Rite as soon as
this Reaches you I shall loock
for a letter as soon as Weaver
Returns tell Henry I Read
his letter But when I got
it I was not able to answer
it I will rite to him Shortly
Dear wife I think I will
Rite a gain Before I gow back
to the Regt, you will Direct your
letters as you did before
I will now close for this time
By hoping that when this
Shall Reach you and the
Dear little childrean it may
find you and them all
well I now Bid you good by
I am Ever your trew and loving
husband untell Death shall
part us Isaac Lefevers
to Catharine Lefevers
& childrean