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Transcription: 

Savannah Ga March the 8 1863
WW. Bomer
Dear Sir I Seat my Self
this Eavning to drop you a few lines
this leaves me well hopeing it will
find you engoying the same
blessing I have not got any thing
to write that would interrest you
Thare has bin considerable
excitement here for the last two
weeks but it is a bout over I believe
the yanks fleets are reported to have
gone back to wards charlston
the shell Fort Mcalister last Tuesday &
Tusday night pretty heavy but it did not mount
to any thing Fort Mcalister is at
Genisass point on the Ogeechee River
I have no notion that thare ever
will be much fighting done
here for I dont think ever can land
here with the defences there is here
rite soon I must close so no
more only remain yours as ever
[??] AJ White [1]

Footnotes: 
  1. page torn at lower left margin
Date: 
March 8, 1863
Collection: 
Andrew J. White Papers

Author(s)

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

Recipient(s)

William W. Bomer
Other: 
Nephew of Margaret White
Unit: 
Company A, 3 Confederate Cavalry (Howard's)
Rank: 
Private

From

From State: 
Georgia
From Municipality: 
Savannah, GA
From County: 
Chatham

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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