Camp neer Fredericks Burg
this May the 8th 1863
My Dier Wife now seet my self
to Drop yow a few lines to let
yow no how i am i am well
tho i feel Broken Down my
dier i was fortunate a nwf
to come threw the fite safe an
i feel thankfwll to my god for
it for i tell you it is the seerious
is time i ever saw the fite commenst
the last day of Apr an lasted 7 days
affee stimpson is wonded bwt not
bad cousin Fry is not hert
Jessey an John cummins thay say
is cilled an some of the sumenses
an camells bwt i dont no
which ones fry sent me word
bwt the fellow forgot ther names
thay say one hole company is misen
only 10 that tha no any thing a
bowt i hav not hard hoo is cilld
yet bwt i can tell yow it is a
Sunday was the hards
fite tha hav cilld an woonded a
heap of our officers col garet
a liewt col lee is badly wonded
[page 2]
an capt Davis an a good many
others cilld an woonded

Mag My Dier I cold wright
a great deal to you bwt i dont
surpos it wold bee any sattis faction
to yow i am in a hurry to get
my letter started to for i no
you hav herd of the fite an ar on
easy a bowt mee Tell Mr
Stimpsons all howdy for mee
an kinders an oncl Bens an
Bakes an all encuiren friends if
thar bee any the name of the Batle
field is chancevill
Giv my love an respects to
pap and mam an all of the
rest of them & ceep a larg
potion of it for your self an
an my little children for if i
ever thowght of yows in the world
it was them 7 days yow was on
my mind all the time
Mag i will clos for this time so no
moor only my love to an children i will
rite moor next time T F Baggarly
To M E B My Dier lovin Wife