1865
Raleigh NC wednesday June 7th
Dear wife
I Recieved this letter yesterday
and was glad that you are all well
Except Chet but I am sorry that
chets Eyes are so sore He Had better
Take care of Him Self we did think
that we would soon be Home But
I dont know when we will
get started for it looks as tho
they calculate To keep us
Here as long as they can
the talk is now that
we will be musterd
out Here and then our
pay will stop then they are
going to make us march one
Hundred miles that is from
Gasket to Petersburg and we
will Loose one Enstallment
of our Bounty Besides Serving
about one month for nothing
But its military they Sey
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them stamps you sent in
this letter is stuck fast I cant
get them loose you kneedent
look for us until we come
that is as near as I can tell
you about it I wasent Here
when them Blankets was
sent or I would Had them sent
to Chet you must get mine
it is a whole one not a Brack
in it you must write as usual
and direct Co F 203rd Regt PV
Washington DC no more at
Present we are all made
the way they are using
us we aught to ben Home long
ago but the offivers wants to
keep us as long as posible
From Harrison Nesbitt