Hodnett3

Transcription: 

Camp lee chathan Cty [Chatham County]
January the 20 the 1862 Ga
Mr B F Hodnett
Dear brother I take
my pen in hand this
evning to drop you A fue
lines witch leaves mee well
and harty Samey is harty but
not well he has A verry bad
cof [S?]oe I have no nuse to
write to you of importanc
I wold be glad to hear from
you I havent hearn from
home in some time I writen
severl time now and havent
received any answer yet
you must write to mee soon
I wold write more but I
havent the time I will
write agane be fore long

Date: 
January 20, 1862

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company K, 13 GA Infantry
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Other: 
Brother of John W., T. J., and Mary Hodnett; Son of William Hodnett
Unit: 
Company G, 53 GA Infantry [?]
Rank: 
Private [?]

From

From State: 
Georgia
From County: 
Chatham

To

To State: 
Georgia
To County: 
Troup

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Michael Ellis
Transcription Date: 
December, 2012

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