Camp near Orreng Coart
House V,a Feb 29th 1864 }
Mrs. Catherine lefevers & children
Dear and ever loving wife I a gain
am Bleast with the present priv
alage of riten you a few lines to inform
you that I have got Safe back to
my command I reached Camp
on fryday eavning I had no truble
in getten Back only the old train
Broke down one time but hurt
no one it Belaid us a bout 3 hours
Dear wife I am as well as yousal
and I hope when this Shall reach
you it may find you Stil improving
and find the childrean all well
Dear wife it goes myty hard with
me to get youstew camp a gain
this is Sunday morning and
the Drums air now Beaten for
gard mountain it Dont seam
like Sunday hear at all But
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Sow it is we cant help our
selves at this time but I hope
thease troubles will soon sease
and times get better a gain Dear
wife their has not bin a hour in
the Day Since I left home but
what I have thoat of you and
the Dear little childrean I no that
I cant Soon See you again But
this Does not cause me to not
think a bout you all I dont think
that I can ever See enny sattesfaction
tel this war is over and that I can
get home and Remain their with
you as long as we Boath live I
should be as glad to See you all now
as if I had not Seen you in twelve
months Dear wife take good cear
of your self and the childrean and
take good cear of the Sweet Babe
I will now Send the Baby a name
you will See it on the other Side
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David Benson Benson was
the Doctor that gave me my
furlough and I always will respect
him for it he was a cleaver man
and had come out as a private
in the armey and he has some
Respect for a pore Soldier when
ever you get able to gow to preachen
have the Baby crisend in this
name Dear wife I have nothing
conserning the war that would
afford you eny sattesfaction the
people air generaly all in hopes that
the war will soon have to come
to a close But hope is all that we
can do Dear wife I am very
sorrow that I did not Bring flower
in the place of corn meal as we
Draw nothing But meal If I get
the chance I will have some
flower Broat I will say to you
that Dan Jarrotts son will Son
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get home I think By the last of
this weak and probely he may
Bring me Something I think If
he gets home Iwill send aletter with
him Iwill son close Dear wife
I no you will Be ancious to no how
I come out when Igot Back I think
it will al be rite their has bin nothing
Said Sow fair and the Capt tolde
me it would all be rite Sow you
mus not give your self enny
uneasness a bout me I will now
Close By asken you to Rite and
give me all the news you can lett
me no how Sol is getten a long with
the work and tell Bud to lett paw
no how menny little chickins his
Back hen has got and whether he
has enny little Sheep yet or not
I most close Iam ever your trew
and loving hus band tel Death
Isaac To Catharine Lefevers