Murfreesbury the 7 of [January1863]
Dear Brother I will lut you that I am well yet
I hafent reseaved eney leter from you for about
a munth v [1] haf hat a verey hard batel hear
I sopos you haf hird all about it I haf but
afew minets to rite So I Cant tell you mutch
about it the Batel was at Murfreesburo 30 mile
South of nashvill the fite Comenst the 30 of decem
at noon v lait Back the first day that
is our devision on the 31. the revels pitcht
into us at daybrak v war not ritey
nor expecting them So meny of our
rigyment fell before tha Cood git in
line 2 of our Combney fell one was Siting
Clost bey mey v wat on the rite wing tha
drove us back about 3 mile under hefvy
fire but in the afdernoon v got them
turned and drove them back the batel
lastid fife day then the revels left I
hear ower rigeyment has about 150 men
left and So meny other rigaments
Cabtin Keller [2] was kiled lewtened is
Shot throo the leg he will harldle
liff I moust Close your Brother
Jacob Uhl