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Camp young nere Savannah Feb 9 1863
Dear wief I seat my self this
morning to rite you a few lines to let
you noe that we have got back
we got back this morning at 8 Oclock
this leaves me well hopeing it will
find you all well we had a pretty
Ruf time a comeing back here from
what I heard from Sam Maguirk I think
my box is at Doods in Atlanta it was sent
in Care of him I think we will stay
here a while now or a tleast I hope So
untel you come down you write to me asson
as you get this and write me what time
you think you will come down if you come
you write me the day that you will Start
so I can meat you at the Depo you will
have to come to Atlanta the day before
and if any thing turns up so if we
have to moove & I will telegraph to you
a mediately if I dont have time
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time to rite you a letter or the letter
have to get to you I want you to
bring lether a nuf to half sole my
Shoes if it so you cannot come rite now
fix me up a little box and send
it to me by exspress I need one now
a bout as bad as I ever did
thare is is to be a man shot to day
in Savannah for Deserdision
the male is now redy to start
and I must close so no more only
remain your affectioned husband
AJ White
I will rite to you a gan
Soon and [more?] Send me a little more old peach

Date: 
February 9, 1863
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company C, 30 GA Infantry ("Campbell Sharpshooters"); Bank's Partisan Rangers, 21 GA Cavalry [summer 1862 only]
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Other: 
Wife of Andrew J. White

From

From State: 
Georgia
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Chatham
From Note: 
Camp Young

To

To State: 
Georgia
To County: 
Campbell
To Note: 
Modern-day Fulton

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Shiloh Peters
Transcription Date: 
July, 2012
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
December, 2012

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