the
Camps near Bunkerhill va oct 24. 62
Dear Carie I have not had the chance to
Send off my letter yet I thorte I
would drop you afew more while
I had the chance we have got thorugh
taren up the railroade & fell back
to bunkers hill we have bin
marchin & worken vry hard Sens
I wrote to you last but I stand
it vry well I hope I will get
Stout a gain I can eate evry thing I
get & more tuo but my legs fails on
a force march we get one pound of
buef & one pound of flouer a day
I hav not heard from brother
Sam Sens I left winchester I am
oneasy about him he promis to write
but I have not got any letter yet
Carie the Smaul pox is in ouer
army it is sed to bee in Tombs
bregade also in ouer division if
that bea so it will scater all
ovr ouer army they are sending
them off to them Self I was
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vacnatd while I was in savanah
but it nevr taken I am a going
to bee a gain as Soon as the doctor
[c]an get Some mater we are resten
today we are setting out in the Sun Shine
writing on ouer catridges boxes we hav
hav a bad chance to write know [1] ink
nor paper I hav not heard from you
sens I wrote to you last we got a mail
last knite I got one from Loretter
I will Send it to you I recivd it
with much plesur but I had rather
got one from you you must
write once or tuice a weake if you
pleas Carie ouer Captin health has
got so bad he has gon to richmon
to resine I am vry sory of it Carie
direct your letters to richmond
I will get them Sooner giv me
all the nuse guod by write often
your unworthy husban tell
death Thomas Augustus Woodham
to Nancy Caroline Woodham
giv my best restect to all the
cornection & enquirne friends