[Patriotic Union Illustration and verse printed on page]

[Forever float that standard sheet,
Where breathes the foe but falls before us!
With FREEDOM'S soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom's banner waving o'er us!]


Camp ner Winchester va
June the 16 1863
Dear wife i am well
Exept [???] a [??]taken
hoping thouse few
lines may Esley Rech
and find you the Sam good health
Dear Wife I recived a letter from
you of the 14 and I was glad
to here from you we have Just
Ended a nother fight we all came
out Saft onley one hurt
Lieut got a fletch wound
thrugh his thy we takin nerly
the whole armey at this our
los is triflen am Soray to think
that I am So far from you
and is goin father we have
orders to leve here at 11 clock
to day But I dont know
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wher we will go to But I think to md Deare wife
I would like to come home and
See you I have got a hepe to
tell you we capturd all the
yankye comisaryis and artarlery
and wagons thay say we got
a Bout fifteen thousen prisoners
and all thar Small arms the pople
all Semes t to Be mity Clever a
Bou her we was too days coming
over the mountins it is a very
prity cuntry in the westren Part
of virginia Carley is well and Sends
his love to you I want to See you
all thay have all quit writing to
Exept you you must not never
fail you must writ to me what
Jim Anderson whipt his wif
a Bout I did not think was
he was So much dog if wants
fight So Bad we will press
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him in Servis and let him
try the yanks a while you
must write if you got the too
dollars I Sent to you in a letter
By Mr Jones and also if your
father got the powder I Sent
him By Sanders and if he
hant got it to go to him
for it you must writ to me
all the news give my love
to all my peple nothing moor
at presint I remain your
affectionate housban tel Death
John Futch