Caldwell8

Transcription: 

Sept the 30 63
By the help of Almity
god I take my Seat
to Drop yu a fu
lines
to let yu no that I am
wet [1] and i hope those
fu lines may find you
engoying the same Blesin
I wold wireten
before this but i have
bin on gard for the last
four last days four miles
from camp at the ferry
on the river we gut
here Safe we had to lay
over on the rode ouer fair
t is ruf but plenty
the compny is a most all
Sick chils and fevors
our crod is is well
so far
[page 2]
i havent mutch time
to write to you mag
i am on duty all the
time Mag write
Sune let me [??] all the
nuse how you are giting
a long so [??] this n[??]e
[?]he [??] [??]t tim[?]
w[??] write you all
the nuse
Yours [??] affectioned
husband
Direct your leters to
Wilmington [??????]
batalion company C
R C Cal

Footnotes: 
  1. wet = well
Date: 
September 30, 1863

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 10th Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Cabarrus County, NC

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Cabarrus County, NC

From

From State: 
North Carolina
From Municipality: 
From Note: 
"Direct your leters to Wilmington"

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Cabarrus

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Andrea Cudworth
Transcription Date: 
November, 2011
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
December, 2011

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