Camps Near Rappadan Station
Va
August 4th 1863
Dear ma I take my pen
in hand this morning to Drop
you afew lines to let you no
that Iam Well at this time
and I hope this may find
you the Same Brother has
got Back to the Compnay once
more I want to no why it
is that you Dont write to me
I rote to you as Soun as we
Came out of maryland
and I have not Recived
aleter from home in
amonth or more I want
you to write to me and
tell me whether you have
Ever got that money or
not If you have got It
let me no how much it was
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I would like the best in
the world to go home now
to get Peaches and water
melons I want Some mity
bad I have not got any
nuse at all to write to
you the Armey is Broken
harted they all look like
you did felt the day we left
home it is abad Sine they
Dont Care which way the
war Closes for we have
Sufferd very much Sinc
last year we learn that
Brag has falen back to
Atlanta Ga with his
Army and gone to throwing
up Brest work it Dont
look like that we will
Ever whip the yankees
they have got too many
men for us
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I belive that we will
have to go back in the
union again if we cant
get Conscripts Enough to
hold the yankees in
check Down South
I will Bring my letter
to aclose write Soun
and along letter Direct
to Richmond va in
Care of Capt R R Fudge
Company )K( 11th Ga vols


J A Everett
To mrs P C. Everett