Nomber 1^th 1864

 

            My Dire father an mother I now take this opetunity of riting afu linds to lete you noe that I am rite well noe and hope the fu linds may fing you the same I has bin [paper hole]o sem livise I dont noe hoe lond I may stay her am an cant tel eny thing a bot wat thay will doe with him her ole Grant is in 5 miles of richmon on the north side ofr Jemes river an is apoting them rite throe this war will son be over I think I shal bom around here noe as long as I can noe for ole shurdin is a goin ritein an I dont want to Give him eny more in this war for I haf sene anof of it noe I shall be at home in the spring if nothng hapins an lincon is re lected an I hope he will be eny ho /

 

I cant tele you were to rite to noe to me I thot I wod rite you afu linds an pote in with Johns he is rite here clost bey me the wether is rite cold here an raining to day thare is nothing noe a gon on her onley sholders a coming in to the forte every day an ar a gone away ole the time don front the sobistotes got big bonty bot shod not like to be one for thay fer bade thay ar gardid ole the time an sent rite ope in the front

I am very well satis fide noe to think I am alive an to think the war will son beover Noe I mos com to a close bey sending my love to you all I will rite agin wen I find ote wer to tele you to rite to tele libe that I am well stele remands youres

 

                                    Francis G Springer      Gode bey

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