James Island South .C
My Deare wife I will
write you a few lins to inform
you that I am well but I want
to see you all the worst kind
I hope you may get this and
I hope it may find you the
Same I have nothing new to
write to you at this time the
yanks and our men keep
Shelling yet but tha dont do
much damage to each other
you must write to me soon an
let me heare all the news
give my love to all and tell
them that I want to See them
all verry bad and I hope god
will Spair us to meet a gain
but if we never meet a gain on
erth I hope we will meet in
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heaven I hope god will be
with us and be my Sheal
in time of battle where we
Poor fellows have to face
death in the Shortest way
that it can come but god has
bin with us in time of nead
and I have a hope Still to look
for him god bless you my
dear is my Prear Good by
for this time write Soon

T W G Inglet to his
love Martha