Black and Whitch Station
April 12th 165
Dear Father
I tak my pen
in my hand to trop A few
Lines to you to Let you know
that I am all well at
presind I hoop this few Lines
my find you in the same
state of good health
And futher I Let you
know that I dit reciv
your Letter to day wich
I was very glat to hear
From you And futher I
Let you know that we hat
good news the news are that
Old Lee is surrender if
that is so then you will
see us hoom before
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A month And futher
I let you know that
we dit take Petersburg
And Regiment is taken
we dit trive Old Lee
bout 70 miles bag and
we following up all
the times we dit go threw
Petersburg with the Stare
and stribes And if Old
Lee dont Giv up we
Will lick him from heat
too tuh [1] but the news is
hear that he dit surrender
And futher I Let you
know that the balls dit
fly puty near on my head
but huw woulden
fight for the Stare
And the stribes
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And Futher I Let you
know that we dit went
out sattay [2] and was under
fire till monday but we
only Loos two man in
the Compina And two
wounded And futher
I Let you know that
I Like the soldiers life
good yet we inspecks
to be home till a month
ago if that is trew that
Lee is surrender
And I let you know
That we dit liv Like
Gentilman the time we
ar on a march we
hat chicksens and we
went out and dit shoot
picks and only dit take
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the hinde two Legs
so i will come to a
Close I will speek when
I come to hoom and
tell how the things dit
So this is all
Ride soon agen
Peter Oswald
Co. H 209 Regt. P.V.
Washington D.C.
V.a.