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Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol A Near Culpepper Virginia October the 3 1863 Dear wife and children I sit down with pleasure to write those few loynes to ye hopeing it will find ye in good health as the departure of this leaves me thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. Dear wife I received a letter from you on the 28 of the last month stating…

September the 11 1862 Forth Loyons VA Dear wife and children I sit down with pleas. to writ those few lins to ye hoping it will find ye in good health as this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to me for bringing me safe to this day to have the pleasure of hereing from ye once as long as I can not see ye; but God is with me…

Camp in the field A near Burks Station Virginia April 16th 1865 Dear wife I main to inform you that I have arrived here today after marching over 200 miles and I main to inform you that I am in good health and in good spirits thanks be to God for his blessing to me. I ment to writ to you before this but I had no time. For this last 15 days and…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol V.A. April 21, 1863 Dear wife I set down with pleasure to write those few loynes to you hoping it will find you and the childrn in good health as the departure of this leaves me at present thanks be to God for His Bls' to us all. I main to let you now that I have being paid on the 17 ins. 4 months pay and there is 30…

August 10, 1862 Harrison Landing VA Dear wife I set down with pleasure to write those few loynes to you hoping that it will find you and the children in good health as this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to me. I have rc'd the box yesterday and all was in it was spilt except the whisky and that was all right. I should…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol December the 13th 64 Dear wife I sit down with pleasur to address those few loines to you hoping it will find you and childrn in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I wrot a letter to you on the first day of the month and got no ans. as yet. Also I…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol near Petersbourgh V.A. December the 4th 1864 Dear wife I sit down with pleasure to write those few loinis to you and children hoping it will find ye in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I main to inform you that I got a letter from you on the…

M D Camp Baker February 18, 1862 Dear wife I rc'd your letter on the 17 ins. which gives me great comfort in mind to here that the children was getting better of the cough and also that Mary was in good health and able to go to school. I main to let you now that I am getting along very well. My health improved very much thanks be to God for his…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol A near Brandy Station V.A. February the 23 1864 Dear wife I set down to write those few loynes to you hoping to find you and childrn in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. Dear wife I have sent you $25 dollar by Adams Express Co. the 12 of ins. and I…

February 8, 1862 Camp Baker M D Dear wife I wrote to you the 20 of last month and got no answer as yet which leaves me uneasy not hereing from the childrn or how the ware getting along in the shincough. Also I rec'd a letter from you dated 20 of January and on that same day I rote and send you in the letter a receite of 10 dollars that could be got…