This Nov the 15th 1863
My Dier Wife
I Now Take my pen
in hand to drop you a
few lines to Let you now
that I am well an harty
and I hope thes few lines
may find yow all well I
hav been looking for a letter
from you for a week bwt for
you ar oneasy a bowt mee
i will drop you a few
lines I think i will get one
soon wee hav been in to a
little Scrumedg Since I
writen to you or got one
from you Some parts of our
line Sufferd very mwch
the yanks taken all of our
men on a serprise the
first thing wee all new
thay was shells into our
camp
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Wee hadent one minits wonen [1]
Wee had to retreet Back
on the Sowth Side of the
Rapidan wee had good winter
howses Just done an had
to leav them an an now ar
Bwilding a gin an I will
Bet wee will hav to leav
them a gin So nothing moor
on that swbgect thay hav
got c. D. Sides he is in the [2]
gard hous I am in hops thay
wont shoot him col lee [3]
had me workin on his tent
the other day the told me
the thought he wold bee shot
he said he was mity glad
I come Back when i did
he thinks as much of mee
as ary man in his company
he sent mee owt in the
cwntry to By him some
pork I got it for him an
paid 2$ a pound for it
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This morning he took mee
an 5 others an went over in
yanky dom a cross the River
an got 10 or 12 bwshels of
corn he giv us a bwshel an
a haf an is now sent it
to the mill for us I tell
you he is as good to mee as pap
cold Bee to mee I can tell
you that I will get a ferlow
when it comes to my turn
Mag I hav not much
nwse to send you Tell paps all
howdy for mee an oncle
Baks an Bery Kinders an
to wright to mee giv
my respects to all
incuiring frinds if thar
bee any affee is well an
cosin Fry a few days ago
Mag I herd the Rolly
gard an all of the molitia
officers was orderd to the
armey the soldiers ar
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all glad of that My
dier Mag I dont think
this war can last much longer
Mag I want to her from
the lexion an to noo hoo [4]
run an hoo was a lected
Mag send me word if
you got the letter with sises
Ring in it an one with
a littell Ribbon for tody
in it and as far as clothes
concerns make your self easy
for I hav plenty an can get
moor any time dont send
mee any onless i send for
them if nothing happens I
can send you some moor
money by the first one
passes col lee sent for
my bounty so nothing
moor at presant only my
love to you an the children
hoping I will see you bee for long
T F Baggarly To Margaret
E Baggarly / My Dier Wife
at home