[3]
[this and several of the following letters were in the same hand used by R. T. Chestnut in
the first letter and were probably dictated to him]

Camp Philips April the 19 1862
Dear Mother I Seat my
Self to drop you a few lines
to let you know how I
am I am well at this time
I hope that these few lines
may find you all well I hant
any thing to write to you
at this time wee air looking
for a big fight I have reinlisted
for the wor and I am Comeing
home mother I want you to
got all of the eggs for me
that you Can if you Pleas for they
air worth 50 Cents hear
Write as soon as you get this
leter and tell me all nuse
W W Brown W W Brown
[“To Vash To vashti Brown” crossed out]
to Mother Brown


[on back of page]
Please
hand this
to Mother
W W Brown
W F Brown [unclear who this might be]