Dier oncle B J Alb
Pleas send this to Mag

This the 3 March 1863
My Dier Wife Seat my Self this monin
drop yow a few lines to let yow know that
i am well an fat an i hope when they
reach your lovely hand they will find
yow all well an ingowing your Selves
the best yow can i hav not recvd a letter
from yow since i left Danville thow i hav
herd from yow 2 or 3 times Since i recvd
on from Mr Kinder an elin an Emily
an one from Rachel i am a looking
for on from yow evry day is the reason
i hav not riten to yow sooner i think that
thar is one on the way from you for mee
i dont blame yow for it i no yow rite
reggarly the falt is in the mail Mag i
hav got some thing i reckon yow want
i an affe got an order an went to hamelton
crossen yesterday an had our likness taken
an it is exactly like mee they all say
i had it taken in the close yow sent
mee i hav my cravat on an if you look
on my right wrist yow will see my
plat of your hair it is so lite it dont
show very plain i saw mit he told us that
the 4th reg Was on picket or wee wold of
went an seen them i was sorey of it
for i wanted to see gas summers to hear [1]
from yow Mag i want yow to make your
self as well satisfide as you can for i think i
hav been bllst since i hav been owt an i
i think i will return home to see yow all
some day a gain yet
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Mag Tell pap an mam an all
of the rest howdy for mee an to wright
to mee an tell Asenith howdy to i
herd that she was a staing with yow now
tell her i thawght she wold of sent mee
howdy once bee for now thar has not
one of them even sent me the scrach of
a pen Mag i can tell yow now what
has occurd since i comence riting your
letter they browght in a deserter last
knight a they nocked owt the head
of a flower barrel an run his head threw
it got him a walkin the frunt gard
line bee for the gard i think it soots very
weell for the wind blows very cold Mag i
tell yow it look funney to see him a
going along with his head sticking owt
at the top of a barrel Mag i want to no
if Mr Dockry has browght you them things
i sent to yow by him an $40 in money an
evry thin he tok to yew Mag I must
bring my few lines to a close as i
will soon have to go on drill
Mag I want yow to send mee word
how mwch yow paid John Angle
i Saw him yester day an he said yow
ewed him a $.11. yet if yow do
i will pay it for you perhaps yow hav
paid some of the rest of the family i can
pay it any time so nothing moor only my
love to a lone Direct your letters To Richmon
va 5th Reg NC State Troops in
car of capt lee T F Baggarly To Margret
E Baggarly My Dier Wife
an children