Camp near hamilton crosing Va

 

R B Hodnett                Dear brother

I seat my self to rite you afew lines wich will inform you that all is well I hear we come [?] amonst them I was on picet when they got ther I was ancious to get back to camp to see them an hear from home wel to chang the subject they got her on thursday at satterday it snode friday in sted of satterday it snode we bilt a house satterday an wee had another snow ball with the north careliner Solgers we drove them out of camp well anouf of that I hav no neus to rite to you moor than yo hear I recon everthing Seemes quiet now but there is a good meney yankes over ther I recon we will have a feight soon I recon I have no neuse to rite to you moor than you have herd I recon well anouf that uncle Johnsen team come over hear one day last week he was well at that time an the week before that I saw cosen Ben hodnett an bil talar they ware well an looked well at that time I want to go over there soon if nothing hapenes/

 

Well Doc I think if we dont have to march I think we will hav good time but I am afraid we will have to march soon there is an act past congres to get a regment to ever bridg and to cary Pontoone bridges I expect we will have to march as soon as that is goten up I expect we wil have to march then Well Doct I want you to rite to us too an tel us all the neuse in general an if you have heard from susan laitley or not an if you have tell me how she is getting alonge an Wel you mus recolect you did not rit mutch before I want you to do better tel all howdey for me nothing moor WH Hodnett

 

dear brother I em brase this oppertunity to rite to you I hav no nuse to rite you onley I an the boys air well dock we hav 5 re cruits to air mess that is brother george mr buts mr craver Wiliam an crum ward nothing morr only re main your brother til death

                                                                                                S G Hodnett good by

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