March The 14, 64
Tullahoma Ten

Dear Sistern Cynthia I recived
an letter from Joseph and he
told me you wer coming back
to Mass so I will write to you
and send it to Mass
my health is good, the Regment
has returned it arived the 1 day of
March, it is fine weather out
hear at presant, ther is 5 bushwackers
to be hung to day so I hear so eny
letter must be short Oh by
the way who is this Jennie Orne
that writes to me do you know
Dear Cynthia if you know hear
tell her that ther is but one Orne
girl that I wish to hold corspndance
with and hear name is Miss
Cynthia J. Orne my own
dear little Sister the little girl that
my mother was wount to coll Cynthia
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yes my little Cynthia tha was wount
to sit by my sid and sing; those wer
happyer days then thes ar now or at
lest tha wer with me my life has
bin one of hardship and danger you
allways was my last thot when goin in to
battle and when ever the fiering slackend
I allways thot of you and thot
shuld I ever se you again we hav had
18,00 men sence we came out hear in
our Regt and we hav 4,00 men now all
told vetrens and those that ar not
vetrens I am one of the 400 that is
left my time of sirves is
most out and if I am spard till
that time I shall com home
to se my lettle Sister Cynthia
so till then I shall hav to
wate write as sun as you get
this From your Brother
David J Orne