Camp . tayler . V . A . this . 6th . day . of . febuary . 1864
My dear wife I now Seat my Self to answer your cind
letter whitch I received last night I was truly glad to
hear from you but Sorry to hear that you air greving
your Self about me I am well at the present time
hoping when theas few lines reaches you they will
find you enjoying fine Spearits my dear you never told
me how you got home I wont you to rite me your
Jerney from the time you left me tel you got home
rite what it cost you and how you got along with
your trunk you Stated in your letter that I shold rite
to you when I am coming on afurlow my dear I am
Sorry to tel that I will not get home this
winter they air Sending the triflen edgcome [1] tackeys
and the conscripts So that will throw me back
that I wont get home this winter but if I do not get
to come I will rite and let you no but I am out
of all hopes of afurlow this winter I can State to
you that we had another rade after the yankeys we
left camp last monday and got back day before
yesterday evning but we did not get to fight them
they had afight at richmond the yankeys got
into the brest works but our men run them
back betwen gordinsville and richmond at fredericks
hall the yankeys dasht in and capturd eight or ten
oficers they ware holding acortmarshel all things
air quite now but I dont no how long it will
Stay So I fear we will be cald off before long the
wether is too purty and I dont care how quick for
if I dont get no furlow I dont care whether eny boddy
els dos or not
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My dear wife I have nothing of importance to rite
as I am mad and aggravated about this furlow
bisness when old .J .A .Ramsy [2] gets back I will
give him around about it I had like to had afight
last night and the pore pot bedgd off [3] and I pittyed
the fellow els I wolddo anoct [4] his boath eyes into one
I will have them to no that I walenteard in this
bluddy ware for to fight for my cuntery and
I am determind to have my rights in the compny
as I will fight every budoly [2] officer in the compny
and if it costs my life I walenteard for my rights
and I exspect to have them or die they never
was aman born yet that cold Shit on me for I
think I am Just as good as they make them
My dear wife I must now close by asking you
to rite Soon and rite me all the news you
have and rite to me whether I done eny
thing for you when you was out hear
my dear if I do hapen to get afurlow I will
rite and let you no no more So fare you well
I hope to meet you at Some lesher time
yes one thing I had like to forgot I will
Send you aring in this letter pleas rite
and let me no whether you get it or not
So I remain your dear trulove until death
John .H .Hartman .to his .tru beloved wife
rite Soon
Partha .L Hartman