October the 29 1862 Mid dle tennisee
Rether ford County MurfreesBurro
Dear wife with grat pleasure I am pur mit
ted to rite to you one more time in forming
you that I am un well and has Bin vary
sick an yester day I was vary Bad But thank
god I am Bet ter this morning I am afflic
ted with Rumatis and cald I am still on
the sick list not Able for duty the doct
tor giv mee A puke yester day and I am
Rite smart Better this morning I am in
hope when thas lins cums to hand tha may
find you and the children well and dooing
well tho I no tena you hav A bad chance
to doo well I sent you A let tr By male
the day after we got hear and I hant got any
Answer yet I sup pose the let ters All
stops at Bridg poart ninty two mils Abuv
hear whair we Crost the tennessee River
I dont no what tha stop them fo un less
tha dont want any news to pass tell this
fit cums off at nashvill tena thair is
All sorts of folks But the Rite sort hear
and the warst locking folks you ever saw in
your life sum of them has Bin out A long
time in the un holy thing thair is lots of
Cane tuckens hear But I cant hear anything
from Will Reese thair is one thing
Shore Ganerril Brag Cam manding the suther
n Boys got A tree mends whiping over thair
the other day tena this is So no dout
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you will see if this Rigment dont Cum
hom or not I dont like to taulk ABout
my offficers But I hav hearn lots of
our men say that the Colonel
Cood not Re Elected fur dog lter
as to my Captan he may be A fine
man to them that like him he has past
my tent door lots of times Cinse I
hav Bin sck But he dont Cum in
he is Jest Jim Ray and no smarter than [1]
he thinks he is this woar wont last
All ways I Jeust Requect him to let
mee go home and see you whe you was
Cick and git my Close But no I was not
the man to go he detailed Jack marten [2]
to take sum money fur the Boys home and
to see his sick Child and he hant Cum in
yet I want you to Remember him you and
your friends he kep mee hear long on
the ground tell Rite latley Jess [3]
Black was in the fite at fishing Creek
whair our Boys had to Run he asked mee
the other nite if nod what the damed yank
eys plade while tha was uning he sed
tha plad Run niger Run dam them
tena I must Close I want you to Rite to
mee onst ar twist A week doo me dear
you had Better not pay the letter you send
to me tha will Cum Better Kiss my boys for
mee may God Bless you all th[?]
I am A long way off from you my dear
Rite Rite Rite Rite tena to mee John W Reese to
Cristena V Reese