[First page missing, letter written July 1862]

much until he Reaches home I
would like to come home & also
would gaines [???] they are he is
going to wait until Some one tries
and See have hey come out he Said
that he would come as soon as he could for
he wants to Sell his horses So they will
not be So much Expense he is glad to
hear from you all and to hear that
his horses is doing well write Soon
and after Tell all the connection to
do the Same we would write often
er than we do but it is Such a bad
chance here we have moved about 5
miles from Fredericksburge on the Road
to Richmond and Expect to winter in
in this Vicinity there is an order for 2
Privates to be furloughed at a time but
Col W A Manning Said he would Se the
Genl & See what he Said about it
if we can Some one of us will Come
home this Spring I Remain your Brother
To M J K Timothy Kirkland
R. G. Kirkland