Dalton Georgia feb the 22nd 1863
Deare Cosin

I lift my pen in
hand to Right you a few linds to
let you now that I am still in
the land of the living& and [???]
injoing tolaberle good helth at presant
hoping when thoes few linds comes
to hand they may con find you all
ingoing good helth Deare Cosins I have
Nothing of importance to Right to you
all I want to see you all very
bad but we are a long ways a
part and Now chance for me
to come home maby I wil get to
come when pece is made cosin
I feare it will bee along time till
it is made I have not hird from
the Redgment in Some time the
last acount we had they was a
looking for A Nother fight there
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I hope they wont fight one it is
despret to cill up men sow ant it
Jenarel Vando[r]n is at
huntsvile Ala Redy to Reenforc
Them when they fight I hope they
wont fight there I must bring my
short leter to A close gave my
Respects to the famly tel all of
them Right to me so[o]n Right
you Self ofton cosin Jane Sow
Now more at presant Sow Remaines your
friend until Deth William E. Pullen

To Miss S. J. Honnoll
Excuse my Bad & Short Righting