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Transcription: 

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1862
Camp Evans May the 17
Dear Mother
I will write you a fiew
lines whitch leaves me well
I hope these fiew lines may
find you all well I have
nothing of importance to
write to you at this time
Wee have reorganised our
Company and regment
Major Evans [1] is Colonel now
Capt Crowder [2]
is lieutenant Colonel lowe [3]
is Major Wee have got the
Same Company officears
that we had before Mother
I recieved them socks that
you sent to me by
Joseph Johnson and I was
glad to get them I
will Come home as soon
as I get the Chance of it
[page 2]
I Dont now when that will
be you kneed not look
for me til you sea me for
it is so unsurtan about
geting a furlow tell
sister that she must write
to me write as soon as you
get this leter tell the girls
that they mst write to
mea I will Come to a Close
nothing more at Presant
Wm W Brown to
Vashti Brown

Stewart Co Ga

Footnotes: 
  1. Major, leter Col., Clemet A. Evans
  2. Capt., later Lt. Col., John T. Crowder
  3. Capt., later Col, John H. Lowe
Date: 
May 1, 1862
Collection: 
William Washington Brown Papers, 1861-1863

Author(s)

William W. Brown
Unit: 
Company E, 31 GA Infantry (aka "Bartow Guards" and "Stewart Guards")
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Vashti Brown
Other: 
Mother of William W. Brown

From

From Note: 
Camp Evans

To

To State: 
Georgia
To County: 
Stewart

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Antonina Paver
Transcription Date: 
April, 2009
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
August, 2009

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