[Even though the salutation is to “Dear Brothers” the letter appears to be written to Joseph only. A William O. Miles also served in the same company, and Joseph has a younger brother named William.]

marietta Ga April the 18 1861

Dear Brothers I will wright
you a few lines this morning to let
you know that we air all well at this
time and hoping thes few lines Will
find you enjoying the same blessing Julia
and I recived your letter the other day and
Was glad to hear from you as it is you hav
bin sick a long time I hop you air getting
Well I hav no news to Wright you We hav
bad Weather now it is cold raining
now W B Camp started last saturday to
Noxvill to r s Camp and when he got thir
r s sent him home he landed yestday
thir Was so much sickness. Pa has some
corn planted it is surch bad weather
he cant do enything Jo I hav nothing to
Wright I will quit line wants to rite rite she has
anuf love news to fill it out if she wil
give my love to all your sister as ever
M A
Jo I will write you a feu lines as
I havent got eney thing fresh to
write to you onley that the yanks
came thrue Marietta and went
up to the Shantes & told them that
Govener Brown had sent them
after a car and our men give it
up to them and there are gon
with it Jo I think you out [1] to
come home when you was so bad of[f]
so I close write soon
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your sister as ever

F E Miles
to my Brother
J A Miles