[?] Hilton Head S C
march the 21, 1863
Dear Parents as it is
a stormy day i think
devote my attention to writeing
my health is good as the
climate will aford how
it your health have you
got over your cold i sup [suppose?]
i begins to grow war wether
there by this time it
is very cold here now
some days hot enough
to melt you and the
migits [1] thicker then bees
they bit worse then ma
scetoes – you wanted to know
was farnsworth lik[?] i dont
hear eny complaint thoug
h i think he would
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like to get home
as well as some
thoes in the comp
eny Fred has bin sick
in the hospittle he had
sore throat but he
has returned back to
the company to day
now as for news i dont
get much you must
write that i hear that
they have won two or
three more battles
i hear that they are
going to inforce more
troops our i hope
they will
now i will
draw to a close
for i have wrote all the knews
so good by till agan write
soon
[2] I have just received a letter from lucy shed sed that
Miss adams was at [word?] in [????????]
[3] send some stamps