40^th Reg^t N.Y.V.

                                                                                                            Near Petersburg Va.

                                                                                                                        July 10^th 1864.

 

Dear Sister Alice

I

now will try to scrible a line to you in answer to youres witch was duly received and how glad I was to get it, for I was longing to hear from some of you, but I was made glad the day before by one that Father rote to me witch I answered yesterday. and then I got youres so now I will answer youres. you say that J Tanner left this morning / that is the morning of the 6^th and also that miss Theresa was expected over I hope she did not disappoint you as you said she had done once before. but the question you asked me I am shure I dont know hardly but I think that he is a very fine and inteligant young man (and I suppose that you would think so any how.) I would like to of been there to of seen him and have a good talk with him. you say that you was out on the forth of July up to the point with—I gess I wont say who. but I was glad to hear / that your health was so as to permit it. that letter that I received from father had a card in it I was very glad to get it. the one that I sent you was picked up in the wilderness after the second first days fight by my tent mate and he gave it to me. so I sent it to you as a relick of the battle field. and I can send you one unknown that I found after the same fight was over witch I will send you in this so you can have one more if you wish for your album. I am in the best of health and spirits, and hope this will find you all the same /

 

I will close hopeing to hear from you soon

 

            From Your Brother

            Wilson Sproul

                        Co. C. 40^th Reg^t N.Y.V.

                        Birneys Division

            Washington

                        D.C.

 

write soon

 

excuse bad writeing

mistakes and so on

and so forth

            Write Soon Please

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