James Island S.C
Feb 1st [1864]
Deare Father an mother I will drop you a few lins
to inform you that I am well and I hope this may
find you the same I have nothing new to write to you
only we are looking for a grate battle every day but I cant
tell any thing a bout it it may come or it may not
I cant tell I Pray god that I may servive it tho I
may fall in the storm but I trust to god the home of
earth I may never see again the music of home voices
may never again greet my ears but I have a fathers
home in heaven where suffering an sin shall never
more be either felt of feard Lord teach me as a
pilgrim here to desire this better country maney distane
an beloved relations and friends are now thinking
on me the reflection cheers and revives my Spirit
A mightier than human friend is doing the Same
An eye in heaven is watching me and a heart in
heaven is feeling for me The Lord is very pitiful and
of tender mercy I will Say in conclusion give my
love to all of the famley an receive a potion
for youre Selves I cant write much for I have
got to draw my rashions I under stand that every
body is mad with Martha for reporting them
toriers [1] but I dont care for that Colonel Graybil
ses if I can get to go home for me to take them
ded or a live for Gen Boagards order will
protect me in So doing an more than that
I will get thirty dollars a head an 20 days
Furlough I will close by saying rite Soon T W G I
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Camp 28 Georgia Regt Feb 1864
my Deare wife I will drop you a few lins
to let you no that I got youre letter that
you Sent to me by W H Little an it found
me well an I hope this may find you an the
baby the same my deare I am in the most
trubble a bout you in the world but I hope
it will come out rite yet I have Pertishioned to
the genrel to go home to take these men but I
dont no yet wheather I will Proseade or not an
I want you to keepe it a Profoun secret I had
wrote to mother before henry come on the
other Side of this Paper an tell mother that
I am under many obligations to her for the
tobacco that She Sent to me my deare I have
not got my wages yet but jest as Soon
as I get them I will send you some money
I want you to See Capt wood an when any
of these men goes to the army make him
give you a sertificate for you are the cause
of there going I want you to keepe still I will
take these men ded or a live if I get home
now be Shure an Say nothing a bout it I will
close by Saying I remain as ever youre
loveing husband untell dath
T..W..G..Inglet
I got a letter from babe yesterday