Lynchburg va July 11th 1862 Dear wife I am
not well but I am on the mend I think I am vry
weak yet I am so that I can nock about ovr
toun I hope thes few lines my find you all
well the Solger in the hos pittal ar getting
well & going to ther regiments Carie this is a
great Sity I went to church last Sunday
I heard a presbeyan preacher preach for the first
time I like him vry well thay hav preachen
evry Sunday evn for the solgers the methodis evry
thursday if I had you to go to church with me I would
like it much beter but I enJoyet the best I
can & you know that is bad I dont see much
enjoyment hear I get lite bread enuf for
diner super & brefens I get lite bred & coffee
the brd dont have know Salt nor gres in it
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I want some corn bread so bad carie I
want to eate one more meals vitls of your
cuokin befor I die I cant tell how bad I want
to see you & the children Carie I hav not heard
from you sens I left ga it luoks like I never will
a gain I wrote when I was in gordonvill I sent
five dolars to you I would like to know whether
you got it or knon & I would lik to know
whether you evr got your trunk & rice I sent
you or knon I want you to write as soon as
you get this give me all the nuse how the crops
ar the wheate in va is fine the corn is small
direct your letter Lunch burg va warwick
hospatal write Soon so that I may get it befor
I leav hear if I dont get it befor I leav hear I never
will give my best lov to all the family give
lov to all the cornection excep the Same T. A. Woodham