virgina                         

June the 30 1864

 

good after noon to you my dear mother and frends to William got a leter from you to day i saw it to i was glad to her that you was all well at the time you rot i am still on the game i hop this will find you all the same

 

i hant hird from betsey ann in som time if you see hir tel hir to rit to me it is hot times her now hevy firing all the time a good / meny gits wonded every day and kild to it looks hard it ant long to the forth of July i wish i was to home to then i shod be hapy to see my frends you no it to

 

i will close for this time good day god bless you is my prar from your Soon

Robert Jones

 

[overwritten, another hand]

 

I will send this

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