[11]

April 10th 1863

Camps Near Fredericksburg Va
Dear Mother I Seat my
Self to drop you A fiew
lines to let you know how
I am I am well at this
time and hoping that these
lines may find you all
well at this time I have
nothing of importance to
wright to you I wold
like to hear from you all
one time more it wold
be A grate help to me
to hear from you all
I wold like to hear from
all every week of my
life that is anough about
that Wee have got the
best Captain that wee
ever had Since we have
[page 2]
bin in the Survis Mother
I dont know whether I
get home any more or not
But I hope and trust
to the Lord that I may out
live the wor and get home
one time more Mother I
hope that I will hear
from you Soon as you get
this leter So I will Close
for this time But will
remaind you Sone Untill
Deth W, W, Brown
To Mrs Vasty Brown
[page 3]
Dear Brother I Seat my
Self for the first time
to wright you A fiew
lines to let you know
how I am well at this
time and I hope that
these lines reach you all
Soon and find you all
in good helth Brother
I will say to you that
I want you to stay
at home as long as you
Can for the wor is not
the thing that it is
not the thing that it
is Cracked up to be
I want you al to wright
Soon I will Close this for
this time But will
remaind you Brother
Untill Deth W, W, B, Z, R, B, [His brother, Zachariah, was 12 years old in 1860]