James Island S.C
Jan 28th 1864
My Deare wife I will drope you
a few lins to let you no that
I received a letter from you to
day an I was verry glad to get
it for it had bin Sixteen
days sence I got a letter from
you it found me well an I hope
this may find you an the baby
the Same my deare you say all of the
men has volenteerd to go to brier
creeke if I can get home I will
make them Smoke for tha
are worse than the yankees I am
a going to carry my rifel
with me an if tha dont mind
I will get Some of them I can take
them at long taw let me no if
youre Pa an ma is mad with
you or not you can Send that
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fellow an the capt will take
him an let me go home 20
days I will Send you a box soon
with some Sacks in it an fore
little tin plats that I made my
Self out of two that I got off of
fort Sumter give virginia one an
mol and val one a Peace an neame
one an I will Send you a little
coffee an if youre mother ant
mad with you you can give her
a little of it an give mother a
little of it it will make you
all a cup full I will close by Saying
I remain youre love untell dath

T.W..G. Inglet
to his love
Mattie