Jan 21..62

Camp Lamien company F

6 reg Iowa vol

 

Dear family i am well hopeing these lines will find you the same i received two letters from you yesterday it was much comfort to hear from you yes it happyfies my verry soul to hear from dear loved ones at home. you know the pleasures of home and i usd to but they have flone perhaps to return. i cincerly hope and pray that they may our bible class prospers well. war news are dull. the health of the boys is improveing fast. some snow on the ground but not cold Ruth do not be disconsolate /

            direct your letters as folows

 

            John G Scoville

                        Co F 6 reg Iowa

vol St Louis Mo

 

if they are directed in that way they will follow the regment whare ever they go and i will get them our post master will get them and our orderly gets them and hands them to each man of his company our orderlys name is A C Yarrick a good cristian of our tent, and a dear friend of mine O Ruth pray for me that i may prove fafeful to the cause of crist and true to my god and fafeful to my dear family / write to me ofton be of good chear the grace of god is sufficiant to support you in all your trials yes the love of god will bare you [?] through make you happy on earth and prepare you for death and for sweet eternity whare soles never grieve yes then our soles will meet nere to sever i feel that earthly flours are fadeing fast but let me spend the remnent of my days to the finish to the good of my wife and dear children to comfort them as far as posible and clear my concience of past sins. give my respects to all, your affectionate husband J G Scoville 

 

give my respects to R B Riggle and Jane and all the rest of the family O i hav loke to forgotton pap i want see him so bad and my sweet and loved Ruth and Children

 

May Heaven

them may i be blessed with health to meet them on earths green soil again to chear them through lifes dreary toil              John Scoville

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