Camp Near City Point 8 Nov. 1864
Dear Father I take my pen in my
hand to let you know that I am
all well at presind And I hoop thes
few lines may find you in the sam
state of good health.
And futher I let you know that i
recve your letter and I was very glat too
see in your that you ar so well
pesind and I recve 2 Dollars mony
and 3 Post stems and Dear father
i hat enuf money for wilbe samuel
sent me some tobaco and we hat
plenty to eat Ungle [1] same givs us plenty
eat. And futher I let you know that
we hat splenty times to day we
hat wisky this morning and
some did buy them others boys
thar wisky rashes of for on
the Lections to take a spree thay
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Pay 10 to 20 cents A drink that is to much
for such A dring but every think
is dear out hear And futher I let
you know that we lay one the
same plas whar we lay before and
we see no battle yet and i thing
we come too Philladelthia or to
north Carlinah or to new York or
to little York on bout 15
miles from Harrisburg to settle
our one men of thay want
stent a drafe but if we com
thar we settle them of on
the rite way one of them
four playes we go i thing
but i dont know when we
go of maby stay hier
we dont know yet it is Not
shoure. And futher I let you
know the we lay bout 15 mile
from Ridgment [2] and ten miles
bout from Peterburg we lay
near bout 4 miles frome
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James rever our men make
a Canal but it is don puty
Near ithing thar the Rebles
kill meney man of ours when
thay worke in thar then
our men fit theme of thay put
some Rebles presener in to work
then sent them some oders
over now thay may throw some
shells over what thay can that
whoul sheel thar on men
ded that was a good [for?] for
them buley for that. And futher
I let you know that if you
pleas rite me how the lection [3]
gos off I hoop it will be
good for ole Abram [4]. I hope
so. this is all what i know
i giv my best respecks to
all my freines
but another think
i onley wiche Dear Mother
you hat that good
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Coffe what we throw
a way then you could
mak a good coffe all the
time we hat coffe.
all the times
This all for this time
rite soone if you pleas
Peter Oswald
Comp. H. 209. Regt. P.V.
In care of Capt W.H. Miller
Washington D.C.
Va
Peter Oswald
Co. H