Greanville La August 2nd /64

Dear Mother
after so long a time I will
try & answer your kind letter
which I received july 24th & was
glad to here from you I was
in the hospital when I got
your letter I was not verry well
neither was I verry sick
I have had the diarhear most of
the time since I have been out
here & it got me down pretty weak
I have been so that I could hardy
walk but I am gitting better now
we have got back to Greanville our old
Camp ground, we left Thibodeaux the
29th came down to Algiers & went in to
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Camps then yesterday we had to
pack up again & came over here.
expect to leave here today or tomorrow
for parts unknown we go to Neworleans
& take Transports some say we are going
to Washington some one place some
another I hope we shal go a more
healthy place than La.
I received a letter from Father last night
I was glad to hear to hear that you all
was so well I was sorry to hear that
Mary Greenleaf was dead
I had aletter from Dora she was well
you wanted to know if I was in that
old Saw mill yet now I am not
I stayed there 18 days then went
in to Camp sick or I should have
stayed longer
Emery & Quint are in the General
Hospital they are pretty sick fellows
Frank Ferrin dont git enny letters
from home he complains dreadfully
he is well
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when is Marrian agoing to be Married
does Charley cort her as snug as he
used to is Aggie Cortid enny I should
thing she was big enough.
you wan tid to know what I
thought about the war I think that
it will close dont you. Father nonead
to sent them post stamps I have a
plenty of them I cant think of
to write you must excuse bad writing
for I have to lay rite down in my tent
to write good love to all
inquireing friends & reserve a share
your self from your sone

Ezra Getshell
write soon as you git this
with out fail I think I git all
of your letters