May the 27th / 64

Camp 31st Regt N C Troops between the
yankees & Petersburg va
Mr Jesee Phillips
Dear uncle & ant I drop you a few
lines to let you no I am well & harty
hoping those few lines may reach
& find you the same this is the first
time I have had the chance to write
cince I left home the next day
after I returned to camp we got
orders to march & we have bin
marching & fiting every scince I
will give you a list of the Kiled
& wounded in our compny Kiled
capt S P Collins Dennis Mays [1]
wounded J T Hedegpeth / W Britt [2]
H W Ivey John M White / J. W. Baxley [3]
H. L. Kinlaw that is all that got
hurt I havent time to tell
you mutch I dont expect you
can read this for the yankees is
Shelling us & I have bad chance
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I want to no if they are all dead
at home for I have wrote three
times Scince I left I havent herd
from yet if they aim to quit
writing I am in for I cant get the
chance to write often you ought
to be here to drink old coffee [4]
& crackers you will See our travels
in the papers I want you to write
& give me all the neuse a bout
home we cant tell whair we
will be when you here from us
a gane give my respects to all
famly Orren has bin Sick but
he is better to day he is able to
be up to day I will close for I
dont expect you will ever read
this I remain as ever tell
Deth J C Barnes a living yet
Strong ses he is
Write soon & give me all
the neuse