Dec 18

Camp Griffen 1861

 

Dear parents i recived your letter and was gladto To hear from you and to hear that you was well and hope thes few lines will find you the same now to for iam well now at present Volney Salls has come hear and i have got my gloves to every thing is well hear now and still to no sines of fiting hear now but they fight all round us hear but we dont hear them atall should like to fight some we get mad as hell to by god that is so to i want you should draw all my money of the state and what you dont / wanto use should like to have you get the gold or silvire and lay it in the draw whare it will be safe till i come home and when i come send home some money jest get the gold onit and lay it up to if you dont wanto use it idont

 

There was to laides seen riding round the camp and the ge General thoght that they dident look like wemen so he had them shut up and he sed to one of them that he should like to see if he they was right or not and he found / that shee was a man

By God

 

                        No more

                        At Present

                        So good B

                        For this time

 

                        From

                        John W Pitridge

 

                        To his father

                        & mother

                                    to

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