State of Southcarolina
Destrict of Berfoot
Camp near Pocatalico
Febuary 24 day 1863
dear wife i take my pen
in hand to let you now
that i am well and i
hope these few linds may
find you in good halth
i Can th tel you that
We did have took A
long ride i wos on
the karse [1] too night and
too days V rode A bot
too hunder and 75 miles
V Come thru Charldson
last sunday i Can say
to you that it is sume
tone it is the nistes
plase that i have saw
in all my travel but
i dont like dis place
here the water is bad
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we are in 18 miles
frum the yankes V er
espet A fite here
ever day i though that
i wod git to Com home
dis spring but i dont
see no Chance to git
to Com now the fallow [2]
is stopt i dew wish
that dis war Cod Come
to A Close but i dont
see eny Chanc for it
to stop if it dont
sune stop i think
dat V well all sufer
for su nen sumpen to
eat V Crost the Cupper 
river [3] last fridy night
A bout ten A clock
in the bots At tt
williton i wod give
eny thing to see you
and the Children
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one time more
but if i dont now
wheser i will git to
see you eny more er
not Co i must Come to
A Close by sayen
rite as sune as dis
Come to hand
derect youer leters
to Charldson SC
46 rig NC troups
W P Cline
to Mary C Cline
S C N C
[B D E?]
[LLS LR?]