Brandy Station
March 13th 1864
Miss Em. Barrick
Kind sister
I take the privledge this sab-
bath morning of Penning a few
lines to you in answer to yours
of the fifth which I received a
few days ago and was glad
to [??????????????????????] [1]
but I want you to tell me in your
next letter what ales Pap you
have been writing He was sick
but never wrote what was the
mater We have had a great
deal of [snow?] for the last week
but is verry plesent this morning
Well Em I have good news to
write this time J H Gurney
has His discharge and will
bee Home soon and He says
He will go to see my sister
Evry so you can prepare
Em so you cna prepare for
H[?????????????????????]
Hiew Beamer yesterday and H
says He has had the small pox
but is a bout over [t??] [now?]
the Boys in the company are
all well and ready for [??]
march as soon as called on
but if the weather stays as
wett as it has been the Army
cant move for a long time.
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Em. I am glad to hear our
Township has raised Her
quoto of men why did you not
send Martin Ch[????] to our
Regt. I would love to See some of
the Boys from old Carroll Co
come and join us but I suppose
they are all gone before this
I Have nothing of importance to
write so I close for this time
Hopein to hear from you
soon. your brother
E Barrick