July ^the 11 1863

 

                                                                        Dear Father and Mother i seat my selfe to drop you a few lines to let you know that Thomas was found on the Battle field dead he was killed on the 2ond of this Month I went with some of our boys and beried two of Thomas and our 4 surgent and a Lieutenant was beried by a large oak tree a bout 2 miles south of GettiesBurg we buried them as well as we could under the circumstances Jonson toppin was wounded in the shoulder but was a getting better / when i seen him he was able to come out on the battle field the day we left there the rest of the boys is well as far as i know I halve not time to right much this time I will tell you more the next time you must excuse me for not right ting sooner for ihad not time to right

 

                                                                        from your sun

                                                                                    George W Carter

                                                                        Grayson Carter

                                                            Casander Carter /

 

                        tel Gay that i

                        have not time to

                        rit at presant

                        tel him that

                        i am well tel

                        him to rit soon

                        as he can

 

                                    from Benjamin

                                                F Hawthorne

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