[incomplete letter, no date, but
probably written in February 1864]

But he cood not git off
But he has Rote to mee
twist lattley tell barrett
that mee and John I Expect
will git furlows At the same
time and if we doo we will
Cum hom to gether in your
next letter I want to no
whoo the Boys volenteeard
under and whair will Edm
nds is what L D ReechRard
is dooing and the janerl news
I under stand that L D Reechard
has out of woar if he has I
think he ort to Cum and take
my plase and let mee go home
and stay A fue days I got A letter
last Sunday from Mr Burnett
in answer to one I Rote to hun
sucker it giv mee grat pl
esure he sed he had hearn fro
m you the day Befor you was
all well kiss the Children for
mee John W Rees V T V Reese
tell All my frends houdey
[page 2]
A little more thair has
Bin severil left hear with
out fur lows and its not A going
stop tha will go lik sheep
over A fence Samuel hewey
and James Bolenger and tob hy
Att and samuel Barrett
and 8 others last Sunday nite
was [“two” crossed out] one weeks Ago and nite be
fore last thair was nine
more left All out of this
Rigment thair has A Baut
fiftey I think Run A way
from this Rig ment and from
the way the Rest taulks I
dont think thair will Be
many left By the firs of march
RobBert vanc old Rigment
is on the Rite wing of this
armey twelv mils from hear
I hav saw sum of the Boys
I hav not saw John E Barrett
yet I Rot to him to Cum
and See mee when I was Cick