Grenn vill tennessee
Camp morten September the
14- 1862 Dear Wife its with
pleasure that I take the
opportunity of Riting to you
to let you no that I am well
and I am in hops When
thas fue lins Cums to hand tha
may find you and the Children
well I Recking you had
hearn A Baut us Being orderd
to this plase Before I got to them
with Sorrow did I hav to cross
the mounting and hear waiting
my Awful doom I dont no whair
we will go to But I think we
will go to noxvill I hav
trid to git a fur low But
I cant git it yet my Capton
Sed that he wood not let mee
of un less thair was Sum Bodey
out tho hee mit Send mee after
them I think thair will Be A chance
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fur mee to git home Be fore
long I dont want to Cum tell
I git my money the quarter
master is gon after money
now and I think as soon as hee
gits Back I will git to Cum
home tena I want you to Rite
to mee as Soon a you git this
leter I want to no how you
air dooing and if the Rays got
them hogs or not I want you
to hav that Corn Cut dow
and put up tena if you can
hav mee A pair of pants made I
wood Be glad this Companey
has not got thair Close yet
and I think I will git A diss
Carg after a while kiss Brug
for mee god Bless his sweet hart
tell the gall howdey and
tena I wood not hate to see you
this morning direct your letters
to greenville in Cear of Captn Steevens
John W Reese to Crist V Reese