April the 24 1863

 

My Dear Wife it is one time more that take my pen in hand to ansor your letter that came to hand last nite and i was glad to hear from you and to hear that you was well and doing as well as you was i am in better helth then i hav bin in for a long time our boys is all well as fare as i no it is vary dry hear and windey and coald for the time a year som men has planted corn hear the troopes is a moving from roley to day tha are a going down to the Pollet nobs on the end of the Iron mountian rail road a rebl forc is near thare between 2000 and 3000 / tha exspect a fite thare I look for more bush whacking in (Mo) then has ever bin before but dont be a larmed keep in good sperits for I am in as good hart as ever i hav bin only i thout tha wold soon giv up sooner then tha hav but now i wold not be suprised if the ware wold last for a long time yet i wold be glad if the ware wold come to a close but i may never liv to se the end of the ware but i am in hops that i will I dont se eney prosspect of the ware a ending soon I wold like to se you all / vary well i think that if we dont hav too meny Rebls in (Mo) i will get to come home after while to se you all tho if i never se you eney more on this earth i want to meet you all in the kingdom of heven whear we will never hav to part I must now close for this time by saying i want you to remember me in your prairs

 

so fare well for a while

 

John W. Sanders

Rittey Ann Sanders /

 

tell the children that I send my lov to them tell them i want to se them but i dont no when i will get to come home you said wanted me to send you some money so you cold by a cow we hav not got our pay yet if we dont hav to go after them rebls we will get our pay the first of may

 

            So fare well

 

write soon and oftan

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