Camp Near Port Royal
Virginia Feb the > 1863
My Dear Wife I this morning Seat
my self to drop you a few lines
which leave me only tolerable
well at the present time as I
have had the yellow jandis but
I am on the mend now and
I hope when these few lines reach
you they may find you and
all of the rest of our conection
well and doing well
The wether is verry bad at
this time the ground is
coverd with snow and it is
still snowing yet the wether
has been very nice for severel
days past till last night it
comenst raining and this
morning it comenst snowing
and there is no telling when
it will stop there is some
talk of pease out hear now
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but it dont seam so to us
poor Soldiers who have to
suffer the horrows of war
peace may be made before
long but if it is we wont
hardly now it at the time
I want you to try and rite
a few more letters then you
have been riting for I dont
get aney by male atall I dont
get aney letters from home
only them you send by hand
and they are but few
tell Billy Walker I would have
rought him a few lines but
I had no more paper at this
present henry Tomason and
Andy Magee are as well as common
I have found out where [Vachael Ingram]
is he is in the gard house at
his Regement you must right as
soon as this comes to hand direct
to Gineas Stattion V.A. 21st Reg
N.C. Troops. yours till deth
to Lusinda Ingrem John Ingrem