Blue Springs Tenn
March 7th 1864
Dear ma
Itake my pen in hand this
beutiful Sabath to Ancer youre
kind letter which came to
my hand afew days ago and
I was more than Glad to here
from you and to here that you
and the family was well this
leaves me in fine health
I am hevier than I Ever was in
my life my weight is
one hundred an)66( lbs I am in
hops this will find you in good
health you Said in youre
letter that you wanted me
to tell you whether I had
reinlisted or not yes I have
and if it was to do over again
I would reinlist again under
the Same Circumstinces
I think it was rite and I did
go in for the hole Hog I
never intend to bee Cald a
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concript you no if I had
not Reinlisted that I never
would bee thought any thing
of and I no that if any other
man can Stand up to the war
5 years longer I can it is true
I would like to go home and
Stay but you may bet youre
last Dollar that I will never
Desirt my collors and go home
nor any where Elce I am going to
rest Easy as I Can untill all the
boys goes home and then I will
try to get afurlough and
Come home I think that I will
bee able to get home Some
time next Summer but if
I Cant go home like a white
man I will never go I am going
to Do all I Can to get transferd to
the 3rd Ga Regt I am tired of
the Oald 11th Ga if I Cant get
transferd I will Stay with my
Regt During the war Well ma
you Said Somthing in youre
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letter about money if you have
got any you had beeter make
way with it by the first of
April next or it will not bee
any Account to you I have got
alittle but I can mity Easy make
way with it I have bin making
Shoes 4 weeks wee will get Done
Some time this week Nuse
I have non Only we have
got them boys that Runaway
and went home you Said in
youre letter that the baby could
talk a little you tell her if she
dont Stop the way She had gr
She had better you Said in
youre letter that you thought
I would bee [???????] to here
that Joes Addams and miss
manda Kent was going to get
married I node that when
I was at home you must tell
Joes that I wish him and
his lady well I think thair
will bee achance for the
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war Horses after they all
get back Home I herd that
bob and Beck did not aggree
all so that Beck was tired of her
married life write me
the Straight nuse Well
I will have to close give
all my Respects and tell Some
boddy to write to me
Direct youre letter to
Greenville East Tenn
tell mr Wimberly that
I am verry much oblyged
to him for the strings
Nothing more at Preasent
I Still Remain yourse as
Ever

John. A. Everett
tell mr wimberly to write
to me and tell Every Boddy
Elce to write to me if they
want to I will not keep them
from it