Kinston May the 27 1863

 

Miss Sarah J. M^cDonald

 

Deare Cousin

It is with grate sattifaction I seat myself this evening to let you know that I am well and all the rest of the compney is enjoying good health I have no nuse of importence to write to you at this time onley the yankes attacked us last friday thay came upt to gum swamp and fired in the 56 Regt and take good meney priseners out of the 56 Regt we had to go down theare to run them back thay sheld us some but we ran them I can tell you I was pesperd I persect thay liked to got us we left all of our skillets at the camp so we cold not cook eney thing

 

we folowed them in 8 miles of Newberne and bumbed them at a offul rate I tell you thay was persperd 

 

I wold like to be at your plase to night to go to the Prare Meeting with you to night I wold like the best in the world to see all the girls about Reedy Branch and to spen some time with you all But in stid of that we have to go to Virgina one Regt of our Bregade is gon started to day at eleven oclock we think we will have to start to morrow some time of the day we do hate to leave our one state But the yankes will run when thay heare tell of Ransom's Cavelery is a coming I wanted to get a letter from cousin D F but haven got it yet write as soon as you get this and tell me all the nuse tell father Mother and sisters that I am well tell uncle Nill Aunt Margret and all the rest Howdy for me and uncle Dugald Aunt Cathrine Ant Poley howdy I Remaine your cousin till death

 

            [hand]  H. M. M^cDonald         [hand]

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