Centerville Va DeCember 11th
1861
To.. mrs.. Everett
Dear ma
I take my pen in hand this
morning to drop you afew lins
to imforme you that we air all
well at Preasent hoping those
few lines may find you and
the Rest of the family the Same
I have not got any nuse to
write to you at this time we
had alitele twist with the
yankies the Other day we
got 85 Prisners and kild Some
15 or 20 we only lost too of
our men Iwent off the
other day to See some men
Shot thair was too of them it
was an aful Site they was
Cold the Tigers [1] they was Shot
for Charging Bayonets on thair
Col they was tide to aPost
to Bee Shote inever want to
[page 2]
See any more men tide to
Post to Bee Shot Pa Says
that he wants you to write to
him if you do get any of our
leters he wants you to Explain
that dificulty A Bout the
money that he sent to you
whether the Bills was cut in too
or not and what that was
mr Thorpe told you about
the money and why you was
afraid that he would lose
the money that he sent to
guss Wimberly Pa Says that
as soon as he gets well he will
write you along leter and he
wants you to ancer i t iwill
send you some of my hair
write Soon as you get this leter
Direct youre leter to Richmond
Va
in the Care of Captin G. W. Wimberly
11th Regiment Ga Vol
youre Sone
John. A. Everett