Nov 18^th

Camp Griffen 1861

 

 

Dear Father and Mother And Brothers and sister to and Aunt and uncle to i got all yours letters jest send them a little faster that is all the trouble jest now with me now tis sum cold hear now and i think it is cold there to aint it Jest keep warm that is all We is jest as well as comon now aint you to i hope so the Bands are playing hear now 1 of them to Grand Revew hear to day aint that nice to you would think so if you was hear to see from 13 to 17 thosand of them by goley if that aint nice what is 4 Bartries of artiley to and one Ridgement of Cavelry to that is what is nice to Jeruslam the 30. New york lost 40 men and five wagons twenty horses to taken / By the Rebbels But that aint nothing hear So aint that nice to

 

Tis hear So isay By Goley

 

            Jest right son

            And let me No

            If you have got my

            Money yet or not

            And if you haint

            Jest tell me so

            That i can get

            You an order to

            Draud it son

            And mebby

            More to ithink

            So Now jest so

 

            From your Soon

            John W Pitridge

                        to his Mother

                        And Father to /

 

            Direct Jest

            As Bfore

            And it Will

            Good By

            Frends

            Amen

            Soodgood

            By John

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