Nox County Tennessee April 17 1862

My Dear wife I imbrace the present
oppertunety of Riting you afew lines
to inform you that I am tollearbul
well I have had a bad Coff for too or
3 days and monday nite I Coft my Self
prety well to deth and was liying in my
tent hardley abel to Stand and I told
John to ansur to my name and when
my name was cald he told them that
I was lying in my tent and tha put
me on dubbel duty and William kirkus
noes that I ansurd to his name and
Reprorted him when tha did not a damd
thing alded [1] him and I never will do it 
again as long as I Stay in Camps I Stood
tel 10 OClock at nite when the drum beat
fore us to Cook 4 days Rashinges then we
was taken of and I had to Stand to the
Bread tray from that til I made the last
bit of the flower and [??]tend to the drawing
gorge wilson [2] baket the bread tom &
baley fetch water & John never got
up til day lite & then I was put on the
Care [3] to gard our bagedge a wensday &
Stood til tha was taken off today at 2
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at the damdest place you ever Saw the
40 Ridgement is heare and tha Say that thare
has bin about a 100 of them dide and tha
have alarge brick house for a hosepittel
& tha is about 50 in it and it out stinks
a ded horse I must come to a close hoping
that thes few lines may find you all
well and doing well Rite as Soon as you git
thes few lines So good by fur a while
H. W. Robinson to his famley

W. P. Kircus Dear Sir I want you to
Read this letter to my famley and fur your
Self & then give them the letter I want
you to Come back as Soon as you can
fur I am lost I had Ever to do aputing up our
tend and as Soon as the Corner peges was drive
John was Strech in it and fast a Sleep and
when you & James P Comes back I intend
to have new Rules or a new mess or have a fite
ever time I am from under gard I Marked
our tents the day before we Started it is
the pretys kind of aplase heare but it is
So Sickley I hant got time to Rite eny more
now I have drawed the best pair of Shoes out
giv my best Respects to uncel Wat &
all in quiring frends Rite back as soon
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you git thes few lines hoping that these
few lines may find you well and
famley when you git to the tennessee River
yo will find it ababy So good by
H.. W.. Robinson To Wm P.. Kircus

W.. P. Kircus
back your letter to Noxvill you &
Elisabeth both Rite in the Same