Sunday June the 7^th 63

 

Dear Sarah I am still well and hope when this comes to hand it will finde you and all the rest engoying the same blessing. I have just returned from a strole I went over to the grave yard witch leys to our rite about 1/2 a mild there is about 1.000 newly made gravs their I saw 6 coffens put in the ground while I was their and I wasant their over 20 minits and I guess it wasant a very good day for buring eather / there is men imploid to stay their and dig graves put in the coffens and fill up the graves levell with the ground and stick up a peace of plank at the head with the name Co and Reg and the N^o of the grave but a nuff of that

the seam to be trying our lines the report is that we will make a moove in some direction tomorow but it is very unsurtain the boys are very ancious as a general thing to make a move the news are very chearing at preasant from the Eastern Arma ma God prosper the rite is my prayer /

 

Well Emily I was glad to receive a few lines from you I hope thoes few lines will finde you well as I am thankful to say that I am well I should be very happy to se you and have a talk about the past for I expect I could inter rest you for a few minits by telling you what I have seen and experiancd since I last saw you but I trust it will not be long untill this war will come to a close so that I with many more can return to our familys and friends                 turn over /

 

Well Emily I will close by saying I hope to remain your loving brother Wm Forder

                                                                                                to Emily Hubbard

                                                                                                            rite soon

 

Well Taylor & Scotty I expect you think I have forgoten you but I have not I often think of you and wonder if you and Milton still have as good a time as you did last fall I want both of you to rite me a great big letter and tell me all the news and what you are a doing and I dont know what besides but I will know when you rite it so good by for this time rite soon yours

Wm Forder to T & S Hubbard

 

                                    give my respects to all the friends

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