July 16 1862
Camp Near Richmond
Dear wife I wonce more
have the pleasure of
riting I Can in form
you that I am not well
well at this nor hant
bin for Some time I hav
bin Sick A 2 weekes
I am glad that I am
on the mend Some I have
bin very Sick I am at
the hospittle in 4 miles
of richmond an I hope
an trust in god when
those few Lines Comes to
han that thay my fine
you enjoying the Best
of helth
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I Can in form you
that thay has bin A
dredfull Battle [1] fout 
her At richmond wee
fout 4 days we rund
them A Bout 25 miles
I tell you My Dear wife
that it was A trubbles
time while wee was
engage with the enmy I am
glad that I Can Say
to you that I Came throu
Safe Brother France [2]
got kill in the Battle
Wilson Walker [3] got kill
an John Willhelmm [4] them
is all that got kill
on the feel as wee know
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off an A good meny
of our men was woonded
an Som taken prisoners
I wood bee very glad to See
you A gane an hope that
my Life will bee Spard
to Come home once
more an if wee never
meet no more in this
Lif I hope that wee will
meet in A Better world
I wood bee glad to her
from you an her how
you all air gitting A
Long I have nothing more
of enterest to nite at
presant I wan you to
rite to me as soon as you
Can an give me all the
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news rite an fale not
So I will Close for this
tim yours affectionated
husban untll death
Lenard almon to his wife
whe you write direct my
Letters to richmond Post
4 Brgad N carolina troops
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Lenard Almond