This Awg the 23 rd 1862
My Dear Wife
I now tak my pen in hand to drop
yow a few lines to let yow know how i am
an whar i am i am well and i am 3 mile
from Richmon bwt wee will not stay her
long no time set one Company is packin up
to leav now that come in the same day
wee did the 1 nite wee lay in Rolly in
the cars 2 in weldon 3 in richmon i hav
not sufferd for nothing only a good drink
it is good her the 1 good water we hav had
i can not tell yow whar to rite to mee yet
i want to now whar the balance of the
men ar that wee left at statsvill mee an aff
an haith an barnet dobson an waid ar all to
geather an several others i now bwt i wold
bee beter satis fide with yow my Dier
yow now bwt it is imposible bwt if
the lord spares mee long enwf i hope
that wee Will meet a gain for i pwt my
trust in him dont let your mind griev
for mee tell mam and pap howdy an
an Backe an Elin an kinder for i love
them all Mag if ever i get heart i am a
Coming home if i can wee use to rite
to one another an it was pleasur to this
bw we must trust in the lord for our our peas
Congress set yester day some said that they
was passin an act to take the balance from
16 to 45 i saw [?] bill gaither when i
started he told mee that yow shold hav
any thing he had that yow needed if you
need any thing send him word dont
suffer for nothin if yow can get it
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when you write to me tell mee
how the corn is for i saw bw[t] litle bee
tween home an her i saw bar fields that
wont make nothin a tol yow hav herd
a heap of talk of richmon bw[t] it ant
nothin grate it is a larg town tho tha
sa it is 10 mile thrw i saw the Ronok
river it is a site to see the bridg is i
think a mile long Tell oncle bak an
ant sarow an the children howdy an [1]
tell him to rite to mee
I must bring
my letter to a close by givin you
my dier wife an children my best lov
an respcts what i rite to you is so
i am well if yow wish to rite
mee a few lines yow can do so but
it is uncertin abowt mee geting them
yet for wee hav not got to the
regiment yet i wold wold bee
glad to hear from yow yow now
direct your letter to thes few lines
below
Nothing moor at presant
only your affectinate husband
i think i can give yow some
satis faction in my next letter
Camp lee Richmon vir to 5
Regmint in the care of
liew tenant Davies

T. F. Baggarly to my dear wife