[letter missing the begining, no date, but probably written
from Georgia in the spring or early summer of 1864]

tena this is the 5 letter I
hav Rote to you from this
place and sum to John W
Edmonds and sum to Peter
Ball I hav got one from you
is All I Reckon that I hav
out livd all of my friends
I will Rite to John W Edmonds
in A fue days I Rote to Peter
Ball the other day I hear
that Johnson had
forteene men shot the other
day out of the 58 and 60
north Carolinars Regmants
But onley one or two out
of my Regmant I hav not
lernt any of thair names
for dezerting I understand
tena I saw one of my com
paney the other day on his Re
turne from home on furlow
he told mee that the yankeys
was at marshel and ouer men
at the mouth of Big ivey
and that tha was Bush
whacking A Baut Elxanders
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and that the folks thout tha
wood soon Be up at Ashville
if this Be the Case mee and
you will soon Be dun git
ing litters from Each others
if this shoud Be the Case I
want you to git A letter
throu thair lins if you can
and hav it maild to mee
tena I wish you had this
pair of shoos I hav Bin tot
ing so long for you no you
stand in need of them tell
John to learn gard to tree Rab
Bits and squirls Susan and Ruprt
to Rais all the Chickens tha
Can and mar grett the toBac
Co and mee and hur will smok
and spit and gab and Rupert
I must Cum to A Close
I will Rite in A fue days A
gane you Be shore and Rite
to mee onst A week may
the Blessings of god Be with
you fair well to } John W Reese
A lvoinv wife I lov } C T V Reese
As dear as my life }