back your l to peters burg v A [July 6, 1862]
bak to the confederate hospital
peatersburg v A Miss
Partha I now seat my
self in the hospital of
peatersburg v A to let
yew [??] no that I am giting
well fast but the docters
Seas that I wont be fiten
for duty in three mounths
and when I git able to go
to my compeny I will
git afurlow I hope my
dear Partha that when
[1]
yeu will yew and
my Sweet babe
enjoying good health
my dear wife I hope and
trust in god that the War
will Soon be ended and
I and yew can meet to
live and dwell with
yew
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My dear Partha I have
been in two battles I
was in alittle Scrumage
at west point and below
rich mond at the Seven
pines [2] thats the first battle
of richmond an Sunday morning
we was put in before
right lite in about Six
hundred yards from about
ten thusand yankys we
had no orders to fire atall
and the yankeys comect
fireing on our two peases
with Six of thearn we
wair ordered out when
J ramsy [3] holerd limb[er] to the
rear our gunner was about
three Steps from the gun and
he wherld round to limber
his gun and ashot Struck his
hand and cut off two finger
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and went in his thy
this the 6 day of July last
weak our compny was
put in the fight on
tuesday at Sun up and
was tacon out at Sun
down without aman hurt
on wednsday they war
put in again at an arly
in the morning and was
tacon out at fore o
clock and had eleven
men wonded three had
thair leggs tacon off
and acupple had thair
arms tacon off allso
A J ruth [1] was Shot
in the forehead and the
ball lodgd in the back
part of his head it
is in his head yet
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back your letter to peatersburg v A
my bruther Daniel
is well only he has
Something like the
whoopping caff let your
dear farther reed this
letter reed it with
plesher My dear
Partha I hope the hole
famly is well rite
Soon my dear wife
back your letter to
peetarsburg v A rite
Soon Send me five
dollers in your letter
rite Soon for I may
not Stay hear long
So I hve no mor to
rite at present
rite Soon my dear
wife do the best
yew all can I will do the
best I can