Thompson4

Transcription: 

7th 1862
Clinton tenesee august
Dear wufe I avale the
my Self this morning
to rite yew a few lins to
let yew no that I am
well I want to see
yew very bad & I
want yew to Send me
A hare brde [1] in the next
letter yew send I want
yew to rite oftin & rite
how yew air giting A
long & how yew air
giting a long with
your crop & I want to
no if yew have had
any rane or not I want
yew to rite all the
nuse & all about the
Canecktion we air at
Clinton tenesee & we
left knox vill the
fourth & got here the
fifth we have got orders
to cuck four days racions [cook four days’ rations]
& we will live hire
[page 2]
this eavening & we have
to leve part of our
Clothes I left won
par of pants won par
of drawers & my quilt
direct your letters to
noxvill tenesee in car of
Capt J M Streetmon
E P wadkins fifty syx
redg ment I study
A bout yew & the chil
dern that I cant Slep
nor rest we air rite after
the yankeye & tha run
evry time tha here us
Acuming we have got
the bravest ridg ment
in the southern confedra
cy Sow I will come to
Aclose yew can Send
A letr with out a stamp
just mark hit pa[i]d
rite as soon as yew git
this Wilbern tompson
to Charlotya Jane

Footnotes: 
  1. hair braid
Date: 
August 7, 1862

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company G, 56 GA Infantry
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Name Variant: 
"Lottie"
Other: 
Wife of Wilburn Thompson

From

From State: 
Tennessee
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Anderson

To

To State: 
Georgia
To County: 
Milton

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Andrea Cudworth
Transcription Date: 
June, 2012
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
December, 2012

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