March the 29^th 1863

 

Dear Sarah I seat my self this Sabath eavning to rite a few lines to you hoping they will find you all well as I am thankful to say that I am well and dooing very well and the most of the boys are all well except T Sands and he is getting better he is able to walk around now. N. Betts he is at Nashville yet. I dont hardly know what to rite for it has ben just 2 weeks since I have got any letter / from you but I hope it wont be long untill I doo hear from you but I hope their aint any thing to Mater that you havent rote Jim M^c got a letter from Sol to day and he had rote some to Me he said he saw you last Sunday and you was well and looked well. I was glad to hear that for I was a fraid you was seing to Much trubble to look very well but I hope you will try and be reconsiled to your fate and trust to God that it wont be long untill I shall / be able to return to your seet society it ma be that I will never be purmited to enjoy that great pleasure for life is unceartain but death is surtain at some time but I have one great hope that if we are not purmited to meet hear on earth again we will by the grace of God meet in heaven. their seams to be a great Battle pending hear and if they should attact us hear their is bound to be an awful slauter of human life and if it should be my lot / to fall I hope to fall with my face zionward whare their is no more war. dont forget to Pray for me that I may be spared yet a while longer

 

            Your last letter was dated March the 13 dont forget to rite for you dont know how bad I field when I fail to get a letter. I shall have to close for this time hoping to remain your loving Husband while life shal last

Wm Forder to his loving

wife and Child S A Forder

and Lisa and all the Friends

            rite rite Not rong

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