october the
Camps near winchester va novmber 7 the 1862
yours of the 18 of sepember came to hand yesterday
I was more then glad to hear from you but was
vry sory to hear of so meny deaths esspely that
dear brother of yours one whome I dearly lov but
I hope he is beter off he was a good boy thes lines
leave me in beter health then I hav bin in tuo
month I hav about got ovr the Janders I waid today
I waide 1.40 lbs we hav bin restin about tuo
weaks I hav just eate diner what you recon we
had we had bater caks fried in taler I thorte they
wer vry good you ought to see me cuokin I
can bake fine bisket & fry buef me & william
Burke has a fine time cuokin when we get anything
to cuok J Peak was detail at the potomac to
wait on the wonded the wankes takin him
prisen they parol him & sent him on to
winchester to waite to bee exchains John came
owr camps he luoks vry bad Carie you wrote
to get a furlo I cant get one to Sav my life I
mite as well aske for a discharge they furlo
non but wonded & those that ar nerly ded
Carie I want to see you & the children wors then
any thing in the world I dream of seeing Emer
the other night I thort She was a great big dark
Skin child I would give evvry think I am
worth & more tuo if I had it to bee out of
this reched war & be with you & them dear
little ons some times I get to studin about
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you & them it luoks I cant stand it it
greivs the vry bottom of my hart to think of it
it maks me shed tear evry letter I get from you
you write [s]erch loving ones I cant helpe it
I hope this war will soon clos so I may meate
you & them dear babs know my harte is all
with oh when will that hapy day bee I hope
not long tell you par to manage my affars
just like his one [1] I cant tell him how oh how
I would like to set in that piazer & talk
with him I hav spent someny ouers with
him I would lik to hear you Jenett & marta sing
the best kind I want to see you all the wost
kind we ar trying to get back to savannah if
we duo I will try to get afurlo & go to see you
all but I am a fraide we will hav to stay hear
I hav not herd from Sam sens I rote to you
write how much corn & cotton we will make
how the potatoes & pinders ar also how the cows
& hoges ar & how meny hogs thir is give me all
the nuse at large I recon you will get tired
of such letter as this thir is know use for me
to write any thing about the war you know
mor about it than I du you get papers to
reade & I dont what I hear is half cam[p] lyes
you can hear any thing you wanter I was
on gard yesterday & last night I feal sleapy
you must excues bad writing & speling
write often if you pleas giv my best lov to
all the cornection & enquiren friends if ther bee
any remember this is your poer husban T. A. Woodham