March the 8 1863
Camp Near Fredricks Burg Va
My Deare wife I Seat
My Self to inform you that I
Received yore most welcomd leter
of the 5 st of this month and it
fownd me in very good helth
onley I am pritenere out of hart
Evere Seeing pease maid any
more though I Hope it will be
Maid in the course of 2 ore three
Monthes aney How,, well wife
yow Say that yow maild a leter
Evrey weake fore me but I
Cant tell why I dont get
them I answer every one
that I git and more tow I
write every chance I git & I
Hope yow will do the by me
well old woman you said
that Mother saide she wished
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That I was thare to eate diner
with her tell here I wold
like to be thare to take Diner with
Her the Best in the world but
tell Her that times is Just
So that I cant be thare now
well you can tell Henrys folkes
that He is well as comon and
Allso Andy Magee is well
and fater then he ever was
before He weighes one hundred
And Sixty three poundes & [?]
I am Glad to here that
Perlina can walk so well as
She can so I must come to a
close by telling you to Direct yore
leters to Hamilton Station va
In ceare of capt A Miller
Co D 21st NC Troopses Hokes
Brigaide no more write soon
yorse untell Death John Ingram
Lucinda A. Ingram