[Julia A. Camp (b. ca. 1821) was an older, married sister of Joseph Miles. She was married to a farmer in the neighborhood named William B. Camp.]

Marietta Ga March the 13 1862
Dear Brother
I with pleasure endeaver to Write you
a few lines to let you know that we air
al well at this time and hoping these few
lines will find you enjoying the same bles
ing i have no news to write you only we have
cold weather and snow Jo r s camp is now
mager at the big shantys and William
is has Got a hy office he is goin With
r s to cook for him and tend to his
horse and if I i Was a man i would
take my Gun and fight tell i
die before i would go as awaiting
boy i he is going to leav me With
seven little Children Jo i woud
bgad [1] to sea this troublesome
tims ande ihop you will son
come hom we havent heard
from J G sence the battle Was fought
Jo you must excuse mi bad writing
for this is the firs letter iever
tryed to Write Write soon your
sister as ever
Julia A camp
Jo We recived a letter from you the
other day with some stamps i was glad
to recived them i am going to write
mr m black a letter if he is not
able to stand camp life it is so nasty
and Julia and line and i air going to sig
n a feu lines to him and if eny of you
boys wants to sign a line to send them to
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us and We Will send together
Jo you Just ought to see lines
love letter that she recived from
tom hardy he sad that he had
recived many words from her sweet
lips that had sad to his

J A Miles M A