Parsons1
1863
the 1st
In Camp near Murfreesboro Tenn. May
Dear Father and Mother
it is with pleasure
that I sit down to answer your kind
and ever welcome letter. Since I last
wrote to you we have been out on a
scout we was out eleven days we took
a good many prisoners distroyed severl
mills and factorys rail road bridges
in fact we done a little of ever thing
there was a greate many union
familys moved in with us we did
not see mutch sighns of a large army
any where in your letter you said that
Aaron lewis started for his regimet I hope
that I will git to see him before long
I sent ten dollars to you about two
weeks ago by Parker Truitt I recived
some postage stamps with your letter
also some newspapers all of witch
I am very thankful for it surpriesed
me when I saw my letter published
in the papers a few minuits ago Capt
Mc graw got back he took our old
flag home and returned with two
new ones with stone river inscribed
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on them the corn is all planted down
at least all that they are going to
since I last wrote to you I have
been injoying good health my health
is better now than it has been since
I have been in the army I was promoted
to sergent yesterday sergents pay is 17
dollars a mounth it is a little better
than 13 dollars a mounth I have not
mutch to write write soon as you
git this I remain your affectinate
son George Parsons
To Amos Parsons
if you git a chance I wish that you
would send me some tobaco it is
hard to git any here that is good
