William P. Mangum to Louisiana C. Mangum

Resacea Ga March the 21 /64

Dear and kind Companion it is
once more I seat my self to drop
you a fiew lines which will
inform you that I am well
truly hoping those fiew lines
will reach your Kind hand
and find you well and doing well
I havent any thing of intrest
to wrote to you at this time
I recievd your Kind letters dated
the 9 and the 14 and was glad to
hear from you you wrote you wold
like to sea me cum home I wold
like to cum and have tried to get
a furlow but cannot at this
time I was very proud to hear
M B had got home and I hope
he will get to s[t]ay til I can cum
tho he cannot stay as long
as he pleases nor I cannot cum
when I please if I could I wold
have cum long a go
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we have all reinlisted for
the war they had passed a law
holding us all in survis and
not allow us to reorganize and
our Cornal said that we cold
reinliste and reorgaize and be
in en titled to a furlow one
for evry ten and we shold have
the privalige of doing it
we ar drawing for furlows now
I think I will get one after a while
if I cold have seen any way to
a got out of it I wold held
back but I was in for the war
any how and if thar was any
advantage I wold take it
the war is Just as s[h]ore to end
in 64 as it is going on more
I think and may god send
it soon for it is the desire
of my hart to bea with
you now to remain the war
is no plase for me if I cold help
my self but I live in
hopes if I die in dispar
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I sent you a letter by Gra
voyles that you havent got
tho I think you will
tel M B to have his wen [1]
cut out and stay at home
til it gets well and he will
loose no time for his time is
doing him no good no how
while he is in survis if it
was on me and I was at home
you aught to see it git out
of my leather I think by the
time it wold get well this
unfrendly war will
perish out you must hide
a nuf for me to eat wen I
cum and as mutch more as you
pleas before they press it
I wa sorry to hear of the
distress of your fother tho I
hope he will get well yet
you must rite whether
John is gon or not tell
mother and mary to write
how they ar getting a long
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so I will Close for my
pen ink and paper is so bad
that I think you will get
tired of trying to read it
rite soon and oftain no more
but remains your husban til
death far well
W. P. Mangum
L.C. Mangum


when I rite to one I rite all
for when I rite all I no
it is not wrth while to
rite it is so oftain