HufferCohee15

Transcription: 

Camp near Kingston
Georga may the 22 1864

Dear Sister once
more I take my pen
in hand to let you no
I am wel hoping when
this ma come to hand
it may find you and
the children wel tho
cince I last rote to you
we hav had A hard
and long march
and Some fiting tho
we lost lots of kild
and wounded tho I hapen
to be lucky and did
not get hurt tho
the rebs Shot prety
close I dont think
tha caird who tha
kil wel I wil Send
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the chil dren their
rings and hope when
I get home to see
them them I wil tel
them wher I Got
whot I maid them
out of I wil Send
lidys Girls one when
I get them maid
wel I wil close
hoping to hear
from you Soon
Good by rite ofien
Benjamin Cohee
to Alapher
Huffer

Direct leters
to the 12 reg Ind vo
Co H

Date: 
May 22, 1864

Author(s)

Unit: 
12th Indiana Infantry (Co. H)
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Bartholomew County, IN

Recipient(s)

From

From State: 
Georgia
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Bartow

To

To State: 
Indiana
To Municipality: 
To County: 
Bartholomew

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
M. Ellis
Transcription Date: 
December, 2014

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