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This transcription has not been verified by Special Collections Research Center Staff. Please also consult images of the document.
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
[Marginalia – Left side ]
Peter