Fort Donelson Feb 27

 

My Dear Brother I received your letter and was very glad to hear from you and the rest of the folks I am well at present and so is the rest of the Bridgeport Boys its very pleasent weather down here in tenn wee had a thunder shower and in the night it thundred quite hard and it made me think of the time wee had taking the Fort Con I dont think you would like very much to have benn where I was I tell you Con the bullets whisled prety close to me so close that they wounded a man and he fell right on to me and another one just the other side of me had his leg shot off just below the knee Con if you was here / in the Fort you might find power and lead enough for to shoot your rifle all your life time you can pick up bullets almost evry wher I have often think of the times that wee had a caching catfish when I come home I am agoing to bring money enough to make a large sein and then wee can cach plenty of them

 

Creon if you want I should write oftner you must send me soem postage stamps I am very that you are making sein so that wee can cach soem fish i will pay you the cash for half of it you must write often from yor Brother

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