Lynchburg va friday July 25th the 1862
Dear wife yours of the 15 came to hand about
tuo houers a go which gave me much joy to hear
that you was all well thes lines leave me
tollobe well I am doing vry well except
my bouels they [ar very?] [???] [to get right?]
I hope thes line may find you all well
the risings that I had are about well I [????]
a gredeal from them I think I am [Strengling?]
vry fast now I walk about tuo miles
yesterday to See Some yankeys prisners
thir is about three thousan prisners
hear they ar ruf luokin fellows thir ar
some old heded men among
them some litle boyes some bear fuote
some duch some irsh Some of them
luoked as Saucy as you pleas some
luoked cruel Carie I dont know what to
write I dont know what you want to
know I make such a poer out writing Mr
Singer is hear hoping to get a discharge
for his son John I was out of money I
borred tuo dolars from him I give him
a order on you I wish you would pay
it if you pleas give the money
to brother Edward & tell him to take
up the order he was vry kind to me
he Sed he would lone me ten dolars
if I wanted it
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but I thort it would last me to my
regiment then I could get my bounty
Carie I under stand that ouer captin
has resin & gon home that is bad
it is about a mach for Dr Smith
you wanted to know how the people
treated me I was nurs tolloble
well but not half like I would if I
had bin at home whir you my guod
mothers could nurs me we get
lite bread buef [pues?] milk for
diner Super & brefens coffee bread
Sometimes Surp & rice we get bacon
once or twis a week Carie I expect
to leav hear next tuesday the dr has
bin trying to get me off for the last
weake I told him I was not able to Stan the
march he is after me evry day I am
going to try it if I take back set
owr regiment is at gordonsville a
bout one hundred miles north of this
I got a letter from John Peek yesterday
he was with his company he Ses they
haden draw any meate sense he had
bin thir got a letter from Sam the other
day I will Send it to you write
if you pleas hire a Substitute if you
can farewell one & all T. A. Woodham
[Carie?] I will see son