May the 18^th 63

 

Dear Sarah I take the preasant opportunity to rite a few lines to you hoping they will finde you & Lisa and all the rest of the friends well as I am happy to say that I am well and dooing the best I can the rest of the boys are all well but Iseral More he has the cronic Direa the Doctor says he would send him to the Hospittle but he is a fraid he would die if he was to. but I am in hope he will get well in a few days /

 

We are still leying in camp near Merfreesboro the days are prety warm and the nites rather cold I received your cinde letter last Saturday I cant se how it is that our letters are so long going to you when yours come to us in 2 days you said you wished I could se our sweet little girl I can assure you there is nothing that would give me more pleasure than to se you and hir I often se you both in my dreams and o how happy I feald but when I awake and / finde my self quiled up in my dog house I wish it wasant me but I hope and pray that the time is not far distant when this wicked rebellion shall be put down you wanted to know what I thought a bout the war closing I cant tell mutch about it some times I think it will be over in a short time and then again I cant se the stopping place but their will be an end to it some time sooner or later that surtain. the soldiers ar as a jeneral thing in good spirits and are deturmined / to put down this rebellion or die in the attempet

 

We have ben in the survus over 8 months but it dosent seam as thoe it had ben more than half that long to me but not so with you I know for you have nothing to attract your attention while on the other hand we have some thing to draw our attention but I shal have to close for this time still hoping to remain your loving Husband & father

 

Wm Forder to Sarah & Malisa Forder rite soon

and often

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