N C Roan County [Rowan County]
July 18 the 1862
Dear wife I Seat my Self to
informe you that I am
well at this time and
hoping when these few lines
come to hand will find
you all in the Same State
of health I can informe
you that I am wery well
Satisfied I can informe you
that on yester day we formed
the Ridgement it is though[t]
that we wont Stay at Sauss [1]
bery but no danger of that
for this morning at 2 o clock
there was 6 or 8 Diserters broke
oute a great alarm was
made and firing of guns
I would like to now how
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you ar getting along
I wont you to Rite to me
as Soone as you can
I expect to come home in
a few weeks if nothing hap
ings tel lorrance and jones [2]
to be good boys til I come
home I can informe you th
that we take a march to the
Crick once a day to
wash and drill you Said
Something about comes I will
the first oppertunit
I you said something about
Coming down it taint
worth while you cant come
in the garison So nothin more
at presant only I would
like to now how the nabors
all ar and how levi Isac and
wife is from ther hirt
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I forgot to say something
about Seling that filey
Selit at Some prise you augh
to know nothing more
to Marcus hefner
Sauls bury
in Care of captin rine