March the 3 rd 1862
Dear wife i am well at this time
an i hope that this letter may find
you an the babs well dear wife
we had a nother big Snow yestidy
an it was Sunday an we worked
all day for we are in a hurry to
git dun the battry we are building
it for foreteen guns that carres
a forty too lbs ball i tell you
if the yankeys comes in reach
of it tha will be in danger
the day that i told you a bout
the guns roaring So it was at
fair fax our men give them
hell that we kill fore or five
hundred of the devels an we
lost 18 kill we are looking
for a fight all the time day an
nite we have got our battry don
we built it before christmas
an now we are builing one
for the 27 Regt Geor vol
i long to git a pop at
the yankeys for i dont feel in
the least danger
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dear wife i long to see you an
the children give my love to all
the folks an tell meandy Ross
that T Ross got her letter to
day the letter he got was the one
that She rote to me an hem
i Sent babe a ring in a letter
to you an i told you to give it to
her an tell her the wood it was
made out off come out of Bull run
i am a going to make you an
hester one out of horn an
Send them to you when i rite
a gain tell youre Paw an maw
howdy for me an if they curse
me you must let me no it
let me no what tha Say
a bout me it is giting late
an i must come to a close
but turn over i will say a
little more
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our men is all well but one or
too Wm Little is well we have
got body lice a plenty in our
company but I have got the
none of them on me an i
dont want them tell all
of the folks to rite an let
me heare from them
i remain youre true
husband untell dath
T W G Inglet
to his love
Martha A Inglet
rite Soon
be a good wife
tell i return
be good to
Ruth an
Luce tell
i git back
an be good
to Lola