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August 18 1862 Dear Carie I tollable well at
present hoping you ar all well we are camt
in the wods about fiv miles north of orrange
cort house we hav bin marchen nearley all the
time sens I have bin with the reg I would do
prety well if I could get my Strengh I cant get
my bouels regulated I think it is what we eate
buef & flouer bread without any thing in it
but Salt & water we get bacon a bout once a
weake then we liv well we drau suger
a bout once a weake but know coffee we parch
cracker & make coffee it dos prety well when we
can get Shugar Carie the 17 reg is up hear some
whire but I hav not see them yet I Shal try
to see Sam & Will J Peek Saw Some of the
boyes the other day at gordonsville but never
saw sam nor william william had not come
up Sam had Step back to get his gun he
had left on the trane I want to get in ther
company if I can I dont know whether I can
or knon they talk of transfering this regiment
to a nother begade I dont know whether it is
So or knon we hear So muc in camps I pay know
attention to what I hear in camps we have bin
after the enemy for tuo dayes the enemy is
falling back to ther brest works they ar heavily
reinforce they reinforcen us heavy Janral
Lee is hear Long Streate Hill ar all hear
we expect a fite evry day Som thinks
it will bee the largest fight that has bin
fought but I am inhops not I hav not
hear fom william Burk sens he went to
hors pital J Mc Kethron & T Evrett with us
also J Peek
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Carie if you get the chance Send me one or tuo
Shirts thes I have ar a bout dun they cost
So hi hear I hate to bey them they cost fiv or
Six dolars harde to get at that also a par or tuo of
Socks I hav one par & a peace I dont neade any
pants nor dauers yet also a wescoat it is getting
coald hear of a knight now I dont know what
we will do this winter we cant tote a nof
to Sleap on one Sute of cloas one blanket I dont know
what we will do for owr coat next winter if we
Stay hear but I am inhops we will bee at home
Carie I hav not heard from you Sens I left Lynchburg
I am ancious to hear from you all I expect thir is
leters in linchburg for me & they wont send
them to me my mind is not off of you &
children five minets at a time except when
I am a Sleape I try to keep from Studing so much
a bout home but I cant helpe it I would giv
evry thing we have to bee with you all
I am sory to have to inform you of the death
of S. W. Pope he died the 2 instan dock pope
landed from home tuo or three dayes a go
Carie if I had the chance I would send you
twenty dolars I hav forty dolars & they ar due me
thirty four dolars I dont know when we will
get it write often direct your letter to godonsville
va ga vol 31 reg com E care of cap orr Lotoms begade [1]
Jacksons army giv me all the nues we
have orders to move I dont know when I will
get the chance to send this off give my best
respect to all my cornection tell them
to write to me I wrote to Ed mother
last weake good by your tru love tell
death T. A. Woodham to N C Woodham