Centerville Va
April 5th 1863
Dear wife I again have
the privilege of writing a few
lines to you to inform you
that I am well except some
cold and hope you are the
same the wether is very chan-
-geable here one day you want
all of the clothing you can
wear to Keep you warm the
next you want them all of[f]
to Keep from roasting in
such a climet it is hard to
keep clear of cold I got
your letter dated the 30th
March and was glad to hear
that you was well I have had
some fears about the hooping
cough but you say the chil-
-dren are having it very light
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you said Mr. Barnes was going
to move back to his house
I expected he would stay with
you until next month but
if he goes pay him of[f] and
let him go but you will
have a fine job of it doing
the chores perhaps will be
just as well of without him
as with if he dont look
after the things
If Stockholem has bought
the hay that was in the waggon
house for 2 ½ tons he need not
write to me about it for I
think he done well enough
in the trade besides I expect
Ed will do as he thinks best
in whatever he does try and
take good cair of the old
cow give her a little more
grain if that will Keep
her alive you said it was
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very cold wether up there well
it is cold down here there has
been a great deal of snow
down here for the last six
weeks there was six inches of
snow last night and it is
very cold to day You will
see that we have moved from
Union Mills to Centerville it is
a nice laying country but it
is all cut up with rifle pits
and forts Centerville itself
is nothing there is a dozen old
houses here that was built
before Columbus discevered
America all of the building
has been torn down for some
purpose we dont expect to
stay here long if we should
get orders to go to our Regt in two
days I should not be serprised
if we are ordered to report our
selvs at Head quarters tomorrow
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If we got to the Regiment
we expect to see some fighting
before long the girls wanted
me to write to them again well
I should like to see them and
if I have good luck I shall
be home before long I want
them to be good girls until
I do come they must help
mother fetch in wood and
take cair of little Elly and
I want them to read there
books evry day I want Webb
to try and make himself
useful around to in helping
mother I want mother to
try and do the best she can
for I expect she will have
a hard time in doing the
chores around the barn
I will stop writing it is to
cold for my feet tak cair
of little bub until I come
home no more this time so
good by for this time
L. Beebe