Camp on our Road to Fredrick Burg Va
Dec the 21 /62
Dear Cousin
I have found a favubul
oppitunity of riting you a shor line which
will infor you how wee are all giting along
in Camp the health of camp is tolabel good at
this tim sevel have bin sent to the
Hospitel on this march from furtige of marching
and Fiting Cousin I can say to you that
wee have had anoth vary hard batel but have
bin Suchsesful to drive the Yankes back
with a loss of 800 hundred kild Woundid and
and misin and a mong the kild I am
sory to state the names of som of our
brave boyes how fell on grat and bludy
batel field the 13 of this instant
Cousin Jams M Farthing and cousin
C Shull tha both faut vary bravly jams was
shot in the head twice and C Shull was
shot in brest and kild instantly and a grat
many woondid about 20 kild and a bout
75 woondid in the Rigement well I reaking
you have hurd all about our travels in
Valley and as wee come on Cousin hit
wuld take me a some t[a?]me time to rite hit
doun and I have to gow to put on
some of old Nead to cook to pursurve
life
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Cousin I think wee have had some
of the hardis times that wee ever had had
sins wiv bin out I would like to see you
coming back before long if you are abel
for tha have bin bucking some of our boys down
for 6 ouars for staying too long
but if I wasent well I wold not come
Cousin I wish you cold stay
at home always and neaver haft
to come to this cold warld around
Fredrickburg I hop and trust in him
how holds the destines of our land
undar the hollar of his hand will bring
this turbel afar to a close and let
us all gow home regoyisen Cousin
I hop you will have good luck
and git well and come back
and bring som Brandy and treat
us all and have a [?] lafe
well I will close give my best
respects to all inquir[?] nothing more
only I remain your Cousin
ontel death rite soon and give
mee all the nuse
P. P. Shull
to Mr J [S] Councill