Camo Near White Oke Church
May 15th (Year not given, believed 1863)

Dear Wife

i now Sit Down to wright you a few Lines to Let you know that i ame well and i hope theas few Lines will find you the Same Mary I have Sent you 25 Dollars by Express Leutant Firsman Sent it to Fallmouth and Exprest it for us he sent it to Mr. Rich and as soon as you Git it i want you to wright for i Shall Bee uneassy untill i hear from it and i ame on Davision Gard yet and Geniral How ses that he thinks hee will keep us hear all the time
iwisht it mint Bee so for then we shant haft to Do eny fighting onley Gard hiss head Quarters and that haint very hard work i haft to stand 6 hours out of 24 and when the head Quarters move we git our nabsacks Carid But if we Don't stay hear i have Got my Eye and a Job a Driving team again and if i do git the Job I shall stick to it i spoke to Lutenant Firsman about Goin and he sed that hee had no objections i ame Bound to Git out of the Company if i Can and i think it wont Bee long Before the time will Come when I shall Bee out this show i have seen the Eliphant i ame Sadisfide and willing to Come home But then i never have fiared my Gun at a man yet and i hope that i shant haft to i seean Enough at the Last Battle to sadifey me i was Glat to see the 33 rigiment Goin home this morning the Boys all felt well they Came hear to Geniral Hows head Quarters