March ^the 1 1863

Camp Near White

Oaks Church Via

 

Dear Folkes

I take my pencle in hand to write you a few lines Gorge Burbank is a gowing Home on a forlow & I thought I would write a few lines to you to send by him I am well I have been looking for a letter from you for a good while & have not got eny I do not know what the mater is I have wrote to you last sence you wrote the 3 of Feb to me / I answered that letter the next day after I got it if you did not get the answer let me know & I will write a nother one to you I cannot think of eny more to write this time so I will close for gorge will start before long

 

my respects to all Whit is our Captin Breast is our first leiut & Howe is our 2^nd thear cormisions come to day

 

            good bye

                        from your son

                                    Lowell W Haven

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