Camp Culpepper         Va

March the 25 1864

           

Dear Brother

I seat my self this afternoon to write you a few lines to let you no how I am getting a long I am getting a long very well at presant am as well as usual cant complain for fear of worse and hoping these few lines may find you all well and hearty

 

            Well Jack I hardly no what to write as there is nothing new a going on heare at presant only that we expect lieut general grant out to this army soon to review it I expect it will be a big day I shal be very glad to see him I halve heard a good deal of / talk a bout him I gess he is a good man

 

            Well Jackson I must tell you that we halve had quite a snow storm out heare a few days a go but is most all gone know it dont last long in these parts there was ten or fifteen inches of snow the most I halve seen in these parts it dont often snow that much down heare

 

            Well Jackson I expect you halve all recoverd of the measles a gainst this time or at least I hope so I think you must of had quite a hard time of it when you all had them at once you cold not make fun of one and other when you all had them at once when you write a gain I want you to tell me how flora is getting a long and tell / me wether she is gay and fat I want you to take good care of her for I want to wride her be fore long for I expect to be home be fore very long a little over four month will put us out of the service it is a good while to think of it but I hope it may soon pass and we may all get through safe I gess I halve told you all I halve to tell you for this time please excuse bad writing and all mestakes I will close by sending you all my well wishes nothing more at presant but remain your affectionate Brother                      

Geor Bender

 

Write soon and tell me all the news and dont for get to write soon soon if not sooner

                                                                                               

March the 25 1864

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