Camptaylor Virginia
Thursday august the 21 1864
my Dear and Loving wife
I with The greatest of
pleasure I take my pen
in ahand to informe
you theis few lines to
Let you know that
I am well at
preasent and I hope
that theis few lines
may find you enjoying
the Same and father
I am going to Let
you know that Elhannon
dampmon is withe me
yet he Says he dont
Like it neather but
we rather expect to
get home this fall
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the rebbels are getting
prety week handed
and we rather think
thatrichmond [??????]
full but we cannot
Tell at preasent it
must make a change
oneway or the other
and if it dont it
will Continue on
fore years more but
i hope That it will
end i would Like vary
mutch to get home this
fall i would Like to
see you and my Little
[wons?] i only hope you
are all well i would but
give 100 dollars if I
could get home to
see you all but if
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should hapen to get
sick and write home
fore you to fetche
me i want you to
do it if it costs
all i have and 50
dollars more their
is a good meny Lay
ing in our camp
sick and the dockter
dont come to Look at
them and they half
to Lay on the damp
ground day and night
some are beging to
get home and some
to get to the hospital
but their they half to
Lay but if i get sick
i am goning to [????]
home and I want
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[to?] drop to Come and
fetch me i dont
want to Lay day
and night with
out any body [looking?]
at me But I must
Close my [???] [????]
fore this time excuse
al my bad rateing and
spelling write soon
fore get it not
Direct your letter to
Camp taylar virginia
in care of Captain
[?rigg?] my Dear and
Loving wife fore get m
will write son
From your True and
Beloved husband Samuel Y
Mrs Louisa cauler Nora Cauler