Augest 13 th 1864

Campt on the East Side of the Chafaliah

Diear ada

After a weekes march & too or three das rest, I wright you a few lins I have a good meny thangs I mite wright tho do not calcolate on trying to wright them all now I will wate to hier from you, have not hird from you cince Mr. Tucker Came in, we get a hevy male evry da or too nothing for me all rite if you can hier from me I can do with out hiring from you. I am nothing but a poar soldier no how. Exposd to all the Ils of life, I think I can wery my way threw by the help of god, if so I will ever be thankful. we are now within 4 or 6 mils of the fed's lins tha cum out out to the byo whar we ar Campts, we can get a fite eny da we want it, tha ar desirting 4 a fiew das a go tha sa tha ar tiard of the war. I think we will remain hier 3 or 4 week mab longer this is ofal (se) fla my helth is better than it was three or fore weeks ago I hope I will not be sick eny more now tho this is a sickly hole, tho I will not cross the call[?] creek before I get to it I will make the best of it I can, (ada) [underlined] I can tell you something that will plase you I no, I hav made an aplycation for a detale in a shop. I think I will get it, I sent it up it was sent back for som amendements which I will make as sune as I can if I get it I will try to get to tylar

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we ar doing finly now we ar getting full Rashans of corn for our horses full Rashans Beef & bread a grate meny of the troops ar sick thar ar only 8 of our compny for duty other compneys a bout the same not meny deths I dont think, tho tha ar sent of to the hospitle I never no whether tha di or not I hav not hird of meny I one of the 8 for duty I am out of Tobaco too we will look for some of the Furloghd men in now sune we hav 12 or 13 out now Captin Bats has bein gon hom some time Captin Ransom also you can send letters by him if you will I hope that I will get somthing when he
gits in if I do not I shal think hard I am nerly barfooted my socks ar waring out fast, ada I am a soldier now I no what soldiering is now Dier I think of you oftan tho I no you ar doing very well & will as long as your pa and ma livs I am stil in fine serits I think thar will be somthing doin shortly in the way of making peas if not we will hav to fite on till we whip them which we can do within 12 months longer tho I hope tha ma come to some tirms before that time & let us all go home. I now out of eny thang to wright I will close By saing wright me oftan tell me all about how you ar gitting a long tell the girls to remember me & your ma tell hir that I no she prase for me god bles hir & you my lov [underlined], tho you sa no (ok) [underlined] tho will be if I come home I will try to get a furlogh then that can be settled, good By my lov
Wm Ro