DanielLee12

Transcription: 

Virgina

June the third White hous Landen
is Where idid land to day after
to night and two days riding
on the boat and idid have a hav
a hard time of it to and now to night
we have in camp to rest untill
we have orders to Start agane and
now while iam arighting
i can here the canonds firing faster
than one can count wear
ten milds from ritchmond
to night mabe by to morow
night be closter and meby not
in one month eny neere
than we ar now if you
get ths right often and
direct to washington the
Same as before before all Soldiers
let ters is sent to washington
and then Sent to th
redment from there
[page 2]
And now Dear Wife and child
i do right to you onse more
and when the next time
will be i dont now but i do
hope it will be Soone when
i can right agane i am not
very well at the presant
for i have got the blody disintary
but i do think soone to get
over it i did get your last
letter the one that you did
right and did reede the most
of it by studing it over
when you do right right
Slow and not mix it up so
right ofton as you can we was
prmist ore pay be fore we did leave
but did not get it So to sed it home
be fore i did com downe
here for it wood be Safter
to Send
[page 3]
than it is from here
i dont think that this war
can last mutch longer
but for ll that it may last som
time yet Last night i did see
you and was with you
in my Sleepe but when i did
wake it was nothing so that
you can see that my mind
is yet to home
tell Sis i have Got
that five sents saved
that she did send
i have got aplenty money
all that i do want with me
i must close now goodby
i did see five hundred rebels
to day that was cetch yesterday
So good by my Dear famley
Daniel
Daniel B, Lee
to Jane Lee
and hanah ann Lee
[page 4]

Give my Love
to father and
Mother
i may see them agane
D B Lee

Date: 
June 3, 1864
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. A, 179th New York Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Allegany County, NY

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Allegany County, NY
Residence (County): 
Allegany County, NY

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 

To

To State: 
New York
To Municipality: 
To County: 
Allegany

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Michael Ellis
Transcription Date: 
May, 2014

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