[the page is soiled, and the writing is faded and difficult to read]

December the 12 1862
VA
<??> Camp Neare Fredrick burg
Dear Wife
I take the Present oppertuny
to drope you a fewe lines
to let you knoo that I am
well at present and I hope
when those Fewe lines comes
to hand tha ma find
you all well at home
I have nuth of aney
rit I receive your kind
leter yesterday and hit
Grat Saties f[???]
[??????????] hit was [???]
[????] you Stat your lete
that the Smallpox was
to[?] the naborhood and I
was sory to heare that
the is rit Smart of talke
of them heare som of our
boys has had the chance
for them we have move
fore thimes senes we left
Richmond James is well John [???]
is well and yance is well
I have got cloth a plenty yet
we are clost to yankeys and
dont have to stir out mutch
I Sawe a leventh yankeys
yesterday and I Shot one
[???] and doon com the [????]
bill [???] Got a leter
from anke mic he Sed
[???] ont to
a to bind our child
[??] out the Wifes and
[page 2]
[at the top of the page is a short note from Phebe Spainhourd to Robert]
this yew See remembr Mee Pheby spanhourd
Many Dear husban I donte wan yew to Sav your
money and Sufer yew haft to Sufer anof eny how
and I want yew to rite what I Shal doo with that
Mony Money wether to by land or not So nothen
mor at present onley remain your affectnat wife un tel
deth I want yew to doo the bste yew Can and I
will doo so too this from pheby Spainhord
this yew see remember Mee to
Robert Spainhourd

[the remainder of the page was written by Robert
Spainhourd, and like the previous page, is very hard to read]

[????] passing I am
coming home with
my [?????????] and
[?????????????????]
[????????] ma Stan [????]
[?????????] fetch them Nine
hunder yards ever [??????]
and never fale we dont
have plenty to eat as wee
wold wish to have we Get
beaf once a day and three crackers
and fore ounces of salt
a day for forteteen men Dear
Wife I old [1] like to see you and 
[?????] and Catherin and that
L[??] levei and see him cut up
and a eat somen good
Dear Wife you ont [2] to noo
what to do with that
money you Spind hit for
what you pleas and not [??]
[???] for hit ont [3]
be much a count a long
peas will be mad be fore
mutch longer I think hit is
a bout there but if the yanke
[end of letter]