Mississipp May the 6 63

Dear Companion it is with
grate pleasure I seat my
self to rite to you I have
nothing that wold intrest
you at this tim more
than I am well all but
the Sore eyes and they ar
better I hope when these
fiew lines comes to your
hands they will find you
well I have sent my
old coat over shear and comfort
to frances lile in dink
Crislers box by express
and a vest and comfort for
F.W. Marlow to Jon Marlow
you can tel Mr Marlow to
go and get them you
can get mine at your
lasure
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and I will pay for it hear
I did expect to have to throw
them a way but got the
chance of sending them
by express the yankes has
landed down at grand gulf
and tha had a fight and
they got the best of our
people but our side held
ther position at that
time and our brigade is
gon down thar all but the
sick I havent hard
f[r]om the boyes since they
left I shal go to them in
a fiew days if they do not
cum back our rigtment
has never bin in a battle
yet but I do not no how
Soon they may be
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I am looking for a letter
fom you and one fom
middleton every day I
dremed of seeing you last
night and i hope the
time will cum when
I will get to sea you again
it is C[o]lde a nuf har for
frost to day and yestoday
was as hot as august
the neighbor boys is all
well as far as I no all but
levi voiles he is got
the bilious diaree E.P. lea
is in the hspittle so I
have heard I am a going
to rite as oftain as i can
and you must do the
same I sent you a letter
and two song balleds in it
and then I sent you
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the picture of vicks
burg and another song balled
in it and I put 5 dollars in
the one the balleds was in
I want you to rite whether
you got them or not
rite son and let me har
from you all
so I will Close my
lette so nothing more
but remains yours truly
until death so far well
W.P. Mangum
To L.C. Mangum

when this you see
remember mea tho many
miles a part we bea

to L C Mangum