Camp of the Eleventh Ga Regt
April 17th 1864
Dear ma
I have Just Recivd
youre kind letter Dated the 5 inst I was more
than galad to hear from you but was
Sorry to hear that you have such bad health
I am in hops that you will Soon get well
and have good health this leaves me
in the best of health I am thankful that
I am pirmited to have good health that is
all I desire and to bee a good christian and
then I Can get along verry well you Stated
in youre letter that you wanted to no if
I Recived the letter you Sent to me by Frank
Walker yes I got it and rote to you as Soon
as I got through Reading it you all So Said
that you was going to Sell the goats you
must get as much for them as you can
Dont Sell my Shoe tools under any circomstancs
you must hold fast to them for I will need
them when I Come home I think that Brother
will get off Home bee for much longer
as for my Self I dont think thair is any
chance for me untill next winter and
amity bad chance for me then I will
Stay in the armey 15 years beefor I will
Run away, you Said in youre letter
that you thought them boys that went Home
without leave ought to have afurlough
I think so to: but I tell you the boys ought
not to have done so it will keep though them from
geting afurlough I am mity sorry they
Did So But it cant bee hope [1] now [??] to
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Nuse I have non only we air Going to leave
hear to morrow night and we air going back
to oald Virginia ma I am glad of it
too but I tell you that we air going to have
Some of the Hardest fighting to Do we
have Ever had I think that this year will
come verry Near winding up this fuss I am in
Hops So any how Well ma
as I have writen too
letters to you in the last 3 days I will not
write much for the Smok has come verry
Near Puting out my Eys, give my best
Respects to all and Recve alarge Portion for
your Self Write Soon, Direct youre letter
to Richmond VA
I Still Remian as Ever yourse

John. A. Everett