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May the 16 1862

Dear Father and mother

I let you
know that i am
well at present time
and hoping that these
few lines may find
you all in the same
state of good health
and further i let
you no that i received
your letter that you
wrote too franklin
and i let you no
that frank is sick
[                ] aboud too weeks
[                 ] i dident see him
[                  ] abound a [?] week i
[                ] [...nt?] no where he is
[               ] i think they sent
[            ] home as soon as they
can

[Pg2]

for they sent all them
home that gits sick
and you stated in your
letter that Christian
Gross wrote him that
i was wounded and
John Gross and the
Bingmans and that
is not so for i am
well yet and like it
first [trate?] and sont
belife any sings that
Christ Gross write home
for he is the bigest
lier in virginia
and i let you no
that we was in [             ]
battle the 5 of May [        ]
a good many gid [            ]
and wounded but [            ]
only too out of [ar?] [      ]
Regiment but it [            ]


[Pg3]

make prety ruff and
i let you no that
we going too Regmont
as fast as we can
but i think we git
a nother battle before
we come there and i
think when we git
Regmont the war will
be over i hope so
and i must bring
my letter to a
close for this time
Rite soon and let me
know all the news
and Direct your
[           ] leter to Washington D.C.
[           ] First Brigade
[            ]Smith Devition
[            ] 49 regiment P.A.
[            ] In care of capten
[            ] McClay
[            ] Emanuel Peter


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