OCtober the
6 1864
Fort Wadsweth wensday
my Dear and Loving
wife Louisa Cauller Tis
with pleasure I Take
my pen in hand To
informe you This few
Line To Let you know
That I am well at
preasent and I hope
That This Few Lines
may Find you enjoying
good and [???] healt
then you did when
you wrote this Last
Letter I was indeed
very sory when I
heard that you wer
not atall wel I was
very glad To hear from
you I had Just Come
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of guard when I got
your letter I was claning
of my gun it was very
rusty the night dew maid
it wet and it rusted A
good deal I was on guard
24 hours and I was very
tired and sleepy but
I thout I would set
down and answer your
Letter and i want you
To do the Same I
am enjoying very good
health i am very fat
you would scarcley
know me if you would
See me i have a face
on me Like if i
was bloted and i
am going To Let
you know that
i did not receive
eduerds white Letter
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but Tell him he
shall write again
and give him the
write directions and
i will receive his
Letter to i will get
it if it is
directed write and
Tell pap To write
me a Letter To i
have wrot 2 to him
and did not get an
ansuer and i want
you to write as soon
as posable we have
moved into the breast
works the rebs are
playing away still
but they do no harm
on the Last day of
September we had A
heavy fight with [??]
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A bout 5 hundread yards
from us but we Licked
them sevearly and
we got one more of
the Rebs Rail[roads?] we
hade [???] [to?] the welden
road we are incamped
along side of it the
firdest we are [of?] from
the rebs is about
one qatar of a mile or
scarcley that they can
shell us if they want
my dear wife write
soon and send me
you Likeness you [???]
be afraid of me not
getting it if you
direct your Letter wirt
Send me your picture
fore i would Like to
see it very well
No more at preasent
frome your effectionate
husband Samuel Cauller