Co G. 5^th Regt CV. Md

July 17^th 1863

 

My Beloved Mother

                                    being as I have a little time to spare I will improve it by writing you a few lines to inform you that I am well and enjoying good Health at present. I should have written to you before but we have been on the move all the time and I have not had time but God in his great Mercy has spared my life through all of the late dangers and how thankful we had ought to be that I have the privelige of writing Home to my Dear Mother, when so many of my Comrads lay cold in Death. we are exspecting to Cross the / River to Morrow in to Va once more. we have got Genl Lee on the Skedaddle and I guess our Genls intends to keep him keep going and I think our prospect looks bright now and I hope the nation will God the Praise. Mother I have not time to write much so you will have to excuse me. may God Bless you and comfort you and keep you Faithful is the Prayer of your Son

                                                T. A. Goff.

 

            write soon.

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