April the 15^th 1864

Chattanooga Tenn

 

Dear Sarah I seat myself this eavning to rite you a few lines in answer to your very cind letter of the 3^th of this month

 

            I hope when thoes few lines come to hand they will finde you and our little Girl and all the rest of the folks well as I am happy to say that I am still enjoying good helth

 

You said you felt so lonesom try and drive away your gloom and be of good chear for there is a good time coming just wait a little longer                                      turn over /

 

I will now tell you that the battery is gone up the spout for a while their is 50 men detailed into the 5^th Ind Battery and 50^ty of of us turned over to the quarter master to take care of convalesant horses We are going 4 milds out of town to morow to fix a place to graze them it ma be that we will have to stay their all summer and I hope we will there is some talk that we are to go on a gunboat the first of next month but I dont know how it will be and that aint only half I dont care, thats all—time is pasing swiftly by we will soon have but six months to stay. When this / month is out I will have 6 months pay due me I dont know when they intend to pay us I will have to get you to send me some more postage stamps for I cant get any Now dont let your Dreams bother you for their is no signs in them

 

and you neadent have any fears about my owning you when I get back

 

but I will have to close for this time ma God bless you is my prayer dont forget to rite and direct your letters in this way

 

Wm Forder 10^th Ind Battery Cap Naylor Chattanooga Tenn

 

I hope to remain your loving husband and Father Wm Forder

to Sarah A & Malisa A Forder

            and all the friends /

 

Dear Sister I will try and rite a few lines to you in answer to your very cind letter I hope thoes few lines will finde you well as I am happy to say that I could not ask to be any helther than I am at preasant I se by a letter that Jim got to day from you that you seam to be in trubble about some thing but I hope it is nothing searious

 

I cant think of any thing worth riting about to day but if I was at home I have an idear I could find something to talk about

 

I will close for this time still hoping to remain your loving brother if we are not purmited to meat on earth again I hope to meat you in heaven God bless you is my prayer

Wm Forder to

Emily P Hubbard

 

            rite as often as you can

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