Camp 37 Rgt Gea voln
Neare Dalton Gea April 29th 1/64
my Deare wife I take this time
to anser the very Kind leter I rese
ved to day of the 24 instant and
was truly glad to heare form you
and to heare that you and the chil
dren was well and am glad that
I Can say to you that this leves
me well and I do hope they will
rech you and find you and the
children all well my deare mat
we have orders to Co[o]ck to day
rashins and so you se that we
are on the eve of a move thowgh
I do not thinke we will go fare
we may have a fight Soon mat
pray that if we do that the good
lorde may bring me throwght safe
mat my Deare and beloved wife
I would give all that I have in
the world to be with you and
the children mat it would
be a grat pleasure to me well
mat I got yours and Susys flowrs
and put them in my testament
tell Susly that I think she is
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a nise litle woman to send me a flour
and tell her that I will keepe it
to remember her well mat I thinke
a grate eal of my book marke
I locke at it a grateal and think
of the Deare hands that has handle
it and I kis it ameny a time well mat
I will only right a shorte leter as I have
riten two this weake tell mary that
Jass is a litle poley to day from Cold
brother bill is up heare now his fam
ily and farthers is all well mat I
was vaxinated this morning as thare
is some Cases of smallpox about da[l]ton
give my love to mary and all of
the children and aunt poley
tell the children all howdy tel them
that I never for get them
mat I all way thinke of you
the dearst obgect of my harte that
is on this earth mat pray for me
and pray that I may try to live
right and bleve that I am one
that wishes you well and may
god bles and preserve you and
Kepe you from all harme mat
try to live right and keepe the
children as str
J McCorkle