Let I hope to hear from you often

Frank

 

Blue Springs

Tenn

April 12/ 65

 

Dear Beloved Let

as I have time I will answer your letter of the 26 that came to hand the 4 of this month it was read with pleasure

           

Well Let I am a long distance from Decatur over 200 miles we had a very good time of it but some of the others didnot get along as well as we did there is very fiew trains that goes through without running off the track

           

I am well satisfied with the change it is a healthy country here we came over Strawbery Plains but I fail to see the plains on all sides / there is high ridges but I never was so much surprised in any country as this it is a rough broken country but is mostly settled by Union people which makes it more like home but I am hopefull that I can be home with you before long if I thought I would not I would try another way which has been done that I am acquainted with on the account of sickness at home I believe I could get a discharg on your account for I believe your sickness was caused by my absence which I think would be different if I had been with you I have been thinking about it Let if you were well I could stay my time out very well Let I would like to hear your oppinion / on that if you think proper you can state but I will say no more on that subject at present till I hear from you

           

We have good nuse from home the east but I presume you have heard of them before this I am well also the rest of the boys James Sheckler and myself is all that is left of the Auburn boys I hope that we will stand it through and get home safe so that Auburn may be represented

 

we Let I must close this hoping this may find you well or better hope to hear from you soon give love to Father Mother & Sister

& Let also I am your   ever Devoted Husband           Frank Ashley /

           

Let I most forgot to tell you that I have no stamps but hope to have one some soon but I will send this without one hope soon to get our pay and then will have a supply I lost all that I had in my satchel

           

April 12

Dear Let Since I wrote the above we have had good nuse Lees surrender and a big time of it we had it put me in mind of some of the battles last summer a continual roar of musketry and those that were not sober wer drunk those that were drunk over ballansed the sober there were 8 men shot and one stabed since died but I came off safe Let I think this war is over and soon can all come home

 

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Let I have got a supply of stamps and paper to day

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