June 26th 1865
Dear Wife
I Take my pen
in hand to informe
you that i am well
at present and hopeing
this few lins may
find you in the
Same state of good
health and fother
we are expecting to
starte fore home in
A week ore so and
fother i am going
to drive teem to Day
or to morrow at the
Devision train and
fother i have received
no answer from you
fore a weeke ore more
and i feel very un easy
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I should Like to hear
from you soon and
fother there is one of
my old school maits
in the 56 pennsylvania
and i did not know
it untill the other
Day it is Joseph martin
you know him isaac
martins Brother we use
to go to school to gather
at the[ munilt?] meet
ing house we talked
of A great Deal about
old times he says he
knows you well i was
over to see him the
other Day he is in our
Brigade and fother i
want you to Let
me know whear about
in washington martin
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Lichty is and i
will go and see him
give me his adress
and fother pleas answer
soon and send me
all the news you
can the Best news i
can send you is that
we are expecting to start
fore home every day
their are three redge
ments out of our Brig
ade going home this week
and they are
the 88 penn and the 12
penn and the 56 penn
and the [9?]4 new york
and fother i must close
fore this time so no more
at present But pleas
answer Soon From
you effection husband
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Samuel Cauller
Louisa Cauller
Samuel Cauller
ans soon
ans soon