February the 15^th 63

Camp Near Merfreesboro

 

Dear Sarah I seat my self this good Sabath morning to rite a few lines to you hoping they will finde you all well as thank God it leavs me and all the rest of the boys well I received your letter that was rote the 1 of this month with this paper in it and I was sory to hear our little girl and mother was sick but I hope they are well by this time I am very ancious to hear from you again and I think I will / in a day or to

 

the is as warm as spring hear the most of the time the grass is beginning to gro and the birds to whistle as thoe everything was peaceable and quiet our Captain has ben gon home several days he will be back befor long Now the people at Lapoote hav made a lot of things to send to the batry and he is a going to bring a lot of New horses. We have got New harness for all our horses this last weeak and we are getting the guns repared some so that we will soon be redy for a nother fite but I hope they will leave / the fiting part out it seams that you dident under stand what I ment by being changed what I mean is that we are now the 2 Devision 1 Brigade but this is best way for you to direct your letters

                                                                                                            William Forder

                                                                                                            10^th Ind Bat

                                                                                                                        Cap Cox

                                                                                                            Woods Devision

                                                                                                                        Louisville Ky

 

We are still leying in our old camp yet but I dont think we will stay heare much longer forage is getting rather hard to get so that we will have have to go some place and I dont care for I am tire of staying heare /

 

the Pay Master is hear we will get some money in a shorte time mabe to day I dont know how much we will get yet I rote some time ago that I would express it to Salem in in your paps name I expect it will be thare thare by the time you get this letter. you neadent send me any more paper now for I can get all I want now. I will have to come to a close for this time hoping to remain your loving husban while life shal last dont for get me in your prayers I hope it will not be long untill we can come home. Give my respects to all the friends W^m Forder

to Sarah A Forder

 

rite soon and often and tell all the friends to rite

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