Feb the 10 1862

deer Sister i take this opportunit to rt a few to let you know this leeve us wall me an James an John moore I hird from bro John this morning he is well we air in 2 miles of Coptonsbluf well mary i dont no what to rte we cum on a forst march we got here a bot 1/2 an our bi Sun an cdnt fin 4^th co in the brigade an 5 men caim on a hed to begin bristwoks we all da yesterday was sun day ther was 22 men coming from evry co in the briga/brigade comr hunter decourets regments march down to gather an I Saw some oranges growing as caim thru Savanah

 

we air now in plain view of Savannah an can Se the boats runing ev ry da we can Se fourt Jackson we air at a very nise plase in frunt of us is a very grouve we hav no shade near our camp wood an water is unconveaient we air now throwing up brest works they ar runing of them lyke a fense the ditch where wee cutting is a bout 14 feet wide and a bot 4 or 5 feet deep an you cdn ges what of a bank So me an the boys/call it the plantation an some the railrod well dont no what to rite mr a. a. JohnsSon is dead at the barto horsepitle in Savanar Sevrel our cmpney is sick but non of our neibar boys air all well mary i to rite to you box which i received by J t wilea i was glad to reseive it alSo that seuit i receivd when mr bentley i was verry gld to receive i wood be very glad to Se you all or to hear i hav hird/

 

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Susan Sense i left home nor from brother Jef mary don’t know what to rite we air looking for a fight evry da i dont think we will it we hei them Shuting acaionley but not much harm don we hear a gret many full reports when direct i hird that we wood to morrowe wood go to north wester ga but t think that is a false well mary nothing moor at preasant onley i re main yore affectnate brother untill death

S G Hodnett to Mary excuse me for not riting Sooner           Samuel G Hodnett

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