Camp Gregg Va
April 14th 1863
Deare wife
It is with pleasure that
I seat my self to drop you a few lines
in order to let you know that I am
well at the presant time and hoping
when those few lines comes to hand
tha may find you all well and
in joying your selvs fine I Receivd
your cind leter and was glad to hare
hare from you all a gane I Receivd
your leter last week and Red it
with pleasure to hare from you
all I havt nothing to write at this
time that wold bee eney intrust to
Read we went on picket yester
day and the yanks has most all
gon but I cant tell whair the air
gonto som ses the air cossing the
River a bov fred ricks burg but
I cant tell whether it is tru or not
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som ses we will hav to fight
heare bee fore long but I cant tell
nothing a bout it the say the
air crossing up at the united states
ford [1] I cant tell whether that is
true or not for thare is so mutch talk
I dont know when I hare the truth
I want you tell fathernlaw to write
if he dont I will hav to get a holt of him
som time I wold like to hare from
him and I want him to write and let
me hare from him so I will hav to
my short leter for the want of
som thing to write we cant hare
nothing new at all these times
I want you to write often and
fale not in so doing so I Remain
your husban untell Death
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