Camp Near falmouth verginia

                                                                                                            December 29^th 1862

 

My Dear Wife and childerns

I now take this pleason oppirtuny to in form you that I recived a letter to day from you and was quite glad to hear from you I now must now let you know that I am well at preson and all the rest the same. and I hope this few lines may find you in good health and strangtus and the childerns the same.

 

now I shell let you know that I am willin for you to cend alis ware you think she will learn the most if she can learn fast over thar cend her and cend her ware you think she can learn the most. thar is the talk that we ar a going to move but how soon or ware I cant tell but the order is to have thirteen days rasion or ten in the wagons and three in your haversates and I cant tell ware we ar a going but in your letter the next time I can tell you if nothing hapens. I now shell let you know that I haven nothing more to rite a bout this day onley to cend my love to the childern so no more at preson from your afectionate husban grant Ollinger to his

                                                Dear wife Elitbath Ollinger

 

                                                                                                please rite soon

 

Ale garn wants you to go and see his mother and see wat is the reson she dont rite to him and Jakes wife to tell them if you please no more

                                                                                    good by rite soon

 

                                                                                    [mark of Grant Oblinger,

                                                                                    for whom the letter was written]

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