1863
No 25 NewPort News Va March 13th

Deare Wife I. received 36th Larst night and glad
To heare yow are all well and so am I. but it is very
Cold and blustering to day sunday it was stormy
In the moring but Cleard ay in the Aternoon tusday
It was rainy all day Now snow you say what do
What do yow do all day we Turn out at the Beet
Of the Drum at half Past 6. in moring to anser our
Names the sun was Just rissing this moring I.
Went and borrod a spider and went to the Cooks
Fire and warmed my minced meat which I. micked
Night before by that time the Coffee was done I.
then went to my tent and eat my breakfast
With soft Beard very nice u our Meat was fresh
Meat Boiled salt Junk to night with Potatoes
We had no Salt Pork Latly at ten we have our
Co. drill hour half tow hours drill in the afternon
Dress Prade Parrade half Past four roll half Past 7
We then go to our Shelter tents spread our Beds
Which is a Shelter tent my Rubber Blanket over
Coat dress Coat knapsack for Pillow I. then
Wrape wollen Blanket orrund me head and all
With stockings Pants and vest on we sit on our
Knapsack to write our Letters
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We have allowance of Candle half Candle each night
Put it in our baynoet you say Francis went to the Capts
Wharfe whith him he went away rather still
you no I. do not no stick my noes in every
Body mess. I doint think he thinks eny more of
him than eny body els you ask if i see eny hoop
skirts I. have seen b very few they look very od
I. think Tomkens very well no more then he ought
to Praphaps it wold be well enought to thank him
Favoring a Poor soldir Who fig[t]hing for the stars and
S[t]rips. who has showed himself a man. Cob must
do the same Mr Henery must Pay for for the wagon
Every time he haves it one shiling to the Landing 20 cts
So werymouth. Hingham I. doint think you would
Do much with him if he will allow $20.00 twenty and Bill
Let him have it you must look out for that hog
Manure Git Fisher to throw it out Prhaps he will
buy it if not Shaw will buy Jerys you speak
about being Jolly we Left our spirets at south
Mountain we Shall not Git them till we are on
our way home the rpo report is the Pay
Master will be heare byy the 15th I. Can
Alter that ring if you will send it we Canot
Git the root now
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but if you will Git Agustias to Git a Buton
I. will make one I. did not Expect you to weare
that one thes I. send was made out of Buttons I. do
Not no as they will be big enough I. mad them big
As big as I Could. I. doint no as they will
Larst Long it not the right kind of Button
I. want the Gutter Perchey you May heare
We ar Going to move I. doint think we Shall
Part of Corps hase Ghone I. must Close
to Git ready for dress Prad Prrade we do
Not have eny thing to do saturday but to Clean
our Guns for enspection sunday moring

From your hus. kiss for all

Good by James Pratt