Decm the 27^th Sunday eavning

all is well but F. M. Betts

he is very sick yet he has the

                                    Fever

 

Dear Father and Mother I embrace the preasant opportunity to rite a few lines to you hoping they will finde you all well and dooing well as I am thankful to say that I am well and Jim is able for duty again I received yours and Sarahs letter Day before yesterday I am always very vey glad to hear from any of you / We are still laying in our old Camp yet and I think we will still lay hear untill the river raises it looks a goodeal like rain this eavning we havent had any very cold wether yet the ground has ben froze a little for some time but not over 7 1/2 inches at any time

 

We have lost a great many men at this fredricksburg fite / I am a fraid it is a bad go on us but you know as mutch about that as I do it seams that I have riten evry thing I can think of at this time as you will se what I have riten to Sarah I hope it will not be long untill I will be able to return home and then we will talk our trubbls and triles over

 

rite soon and often I hope to remain your loving son in law

Wm Forder to G & C Hubbard /

 

Well Emily I am glad to know that you havent forgot me yet I want you to try and rite more the next time for you dont know how glad I am to get a few lines from any of you we get the mail evry day regularly now you letters come threw now from 3 to 4 days I want to know if they are still getting vonenteers in Ind there is but very few but what would be glad to get out of the army I will have to close for this time

to remain your loving

Brother Wm Forder to

 

E. Hubbard tell the boys to rite

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