Camp 9 miles from Washington

in hells Back Ketchen

June 16/65

 

Paw & Maw

            How do all of you do By gar I do pirty well

 

            Well I got back the 14 of this month 4 days behind and I have ben on Poleas all day like the old hary and well and feel so to have seen all of the boys that I had stuff for and they air well allso if I had ben 3 days more behind they would jest droped me from the roles so I could come right back home but would lost all pay so you se it is luckey for me that I started when I did But the Colon ses that I am all right and so does the captin to / so I shant have eney troubel atall the Regt layes six mailds from the City and it is as hard to get a pass as it is to get a furlow they say we shall bea discharged in 3 or 4 months but cant tell all of the men that aint vetrans will bea at home in 5 or 6 days at the most it has rained ever sence I got hear so it aint very plesant give my love to all tell them that I will write to them soon and take a good share your selfs

 

So no more this time Will right more next time

            love

your Son John W Pitridge

 

To all of the famley

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