febuary the 1 1863
Dear Sister it
is with pleisure
that I take
my pen in
hand to let yo no that
I am wel at this
time and I hope these
few lines ma find
yo and the children
wel I recieved yore kind
leter dated the 16 and was
glad to hear from yo
and to hear that yo was
al wel I had no leters
for So long that I thot
my friends had
forgot me tho last
frida I got Six leters
So I can rite with Some
pleisure now we ar luking
for a batle here perhaps
before this leter comes
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to hand I wil hear
the canon roar for we
hav plenty of them here
and we ar digin intrenc
chments So if tha do come
we wil giv them Some
<????> before tha get us
I like A Soldier life the
best cind I never
want to come home til
this war is over I hear
that vince was to be
maried Soon none of my
leters Sed any thing A
bout it if it is So I want
to now who it is to I think
he mite rite me A leter
and tel me Some
thing A bout it wel
that is al at this time
rite as often as yo can
Benjamin Cohee to
Alafair huffer
[page 3]
wel lidy I wil rite
yo A few lines to let
yo no that I am wel
at this time and hope
these ma find yo and
the children wel I recieved
yore cind leter and was
glad to hear that yo
was well yo Said that
yo Said that yo wanted me
to capture fore blankets
and Send yo two and
nancy two I mite get
the blankets tho I cold
not get them home we
cant Send any thing
home from here tho if
yo and her wil come
over to morrow I wil
giv yo them and A
bout five pound of coffee
I am cok for a mess
and we hav more than
[page 4]
we can use wel I hant
room to rite any
more at this time
I wil rite more
next time

Benjamin Cohee
to
lidy <his wife?>

Direct yore
leters to grand
Junction
tennasee