Camp near Kinston N C
Feb the 14 1865

Miss M C I imbrace
the preasent opportunity of
writing onesee more but it
looks like it is for nothing
for me to write home
for I hant got a letter
from home in a bout
[?] moth but however I
am all write and am
enjoying good helth and I
also hope this may find
yous all well when it
comes to hand Since I
last wrote we went to
Weldon and from there
we marched a bout 60 or
65 miles but did no fight
ing and then came back
to Weldon and from there
we came here and here
we are a puting up [??]
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[??]ters I think we will
stay here the remaining
part of the winter and
by next spring I think
the war will be over
maby or I hope it will
end next summer eny
how I want yous to Send
me Some little things
with B F Baggers I will
name the things that
I want some buter a
polk of flower a pese of
meet of a middling
and some sower crout and
a pese of Soap and a
few buiscuits I dount
know whether you hav
any sowercrout or not
if you hant got much
you dount kneed to
send me any yous dount
kneed to Send me
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very much of a bunch
of thing for I expect
to eat it my Self
a lone and if Baggers
dount bring them yous
dount kneed to Send
them but dount
put your Selvs to any
trouble a bout it I want
you to write to me
and let me know whether
yous got that box of clothing
or not and whether
C F got home yet or [1]
not I also want to
know where J A is now
So I must clouse by
asking you to write
Soon and fail not
So no more at
this time &c
M J M Smith To
M C Smith
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NB I want you
to let me know
how father is getting
a long with his work
and whether my turkey
are a living yet
or not So I will
close no more
M J M Smith

Direct you letters
to Kinston N C
2 Regiment Co. E
Junior Res

I will Set down and
fast for I eat onesd
a day and not
much at that