Stafford County Sep the 1st 1861
Dear Brother I have taken the
opportunity of writing you a few
lines to inform you that I am well
at this time and I hope that
few lines may find you the
Same Blesing John give my love
to all the family and tell them
that I want to See them all if
I could I am Station on the poto-
mac River nere the yankees
but I hope I will Come home
a gain soon I hope the war
will not last long for want
to come home veary bad John
I want to see you So bad that
I can teast it I think John I
want you to write to me how all
of the folks is and write Soon
and answer my letter and let
me know how you all are
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John write to me if Father got
that money that I sent to him
By . P. H. Hand. John write to me
how all of the girls is a getting
a long give my love to unkle
William ant tell him to write
To me Soon and also tell him
that I would like to See him
veary well we get nothing but
Beef to eat and Bread we
feare veary Bad here in
Vigin nia and Some times we
dont get that to eat Some
times we have nothing for
Breakfast and the Same
for dinner and the same
fride over for Supper
So we eat it and Say nothing
a bout it So nothing more
Direct your letters to
Fredericks burg Va Com K
3d regment NC State troops
in care capt D Williams

from Charley F. Futch
Strafford Co. Sept 1st 1861

Charley
F Futch

C F Futch