Dear wife I again take my pen in hand to let you no that I am well at
this time & hopen when you git these few lines tha will find you all
well. I come in camp this morning off of picket and to my surprise
found the childrens likenesses. G. P. Throuston had brout them and
left them with one of the boys in my tent and I look at the likenesses
and look at them and giv them all a kiss apece and shed a few tears
over them. Tha all look vary natral but little Jonny and I hav forgot
how he looks. I shoad them to all the boys and tha all sed that tha
was mity poty picturs but the most of sed Fannys was the best looking.
I was mity glad to see them but I had drother a seen yourn but I think
I will see all of you in a few weeks if nothing happens for when tha
commence giving forlows I will git the first one. The lieutenant told
me this morning that I shood hav the first one. I shode him the
likenesses and he bragged on them mitely so I think I will be at home
against the first of nex month but if enny thing happens so I wonte
git to come I will let you no and send you some money. I gve our man
Jon Stafford twenty six dollars to keep tell I start home so if I
donte git to come I want you to send your likeness for I want to see
you so bad. Tell Larry that me and Sim has bin to the creeke and took
a good wash. He is well and doing well and tell Clary that Lafe is
better. Tell Marann that I wood like to see her and I think I will
before long. The weather is vary nice at this time but we hav had
mity bad weather tell now. The Regiment that Irvin is in has gon to
Kentucky and tha have giv furlows so I gess he is at home now. Mima
you node little William Servay he is dead. He dide today he has bin
sick fore weeks. I donte no what was the matter with him so if you
see enny of his kin tell them I hante got no nuse to right. I have to
stand picket ever day. I was on picket the other day and hit was a
raining and blowing and coald and I had like to froze and I was mad.
I wood sing a while and then curse oald Lincoln for if he had a let
the negros alone the war wood have bin over. If I git a furlow I will
git one for thirty days but I think I will stay a little longer. So I
will quit for this time so right to me as soon as you git this letter.
So far well my Dear Wife.
Hillory Shifflet to
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