1863
        Brasier City. Apr. 10.
Dear Father and Mother
           It is with a great deal
of pleasure that I once more seat
myself to write you a few lines
to you in answer to your precious
and most welcome letter of March
15th.  which I received today and
you dont know nor cant imagine
how thankfull I felt to hear from
home once more   it seemed as iff
it was the best letter that I had
ever received excepting 2 things
ma one thing was because you was
so much unwell but I hope and
pray this will find you better.  and
the other thing is because you and
pa worried so much about me
I am sorry and verry sorry to   it
makes me feel bad but I dont
suppose you can help it
turn over and
see how I am
getting along

I am better now that I was when
I wrote you last   my Cough is
getting better   I only coug a little by
spells I have got where I can get medi
cine when I was at Quarantine.
But I hope this will find you all
well and in good health.  I have
seen Dr. Wageoner our head doctor   he
says that I have got the same disease
that about everry souldier must have
either firs or last and the quicker they
have it the better for then they will
be toug and rugged   ther is between
10 and 15 in Co. G. that is in about
the same condition that I be.  he says
that I will be all strait in a short
time.  so you see there is know use

trying to get a discharge nor furlows.
God knows that I would like to see
you all as much as you would like to
see me and I should iff I could do
it by any fair means but to disert I cant

but the souldiers are all provisying
that the most of them will see home
before next fall and I some think
so to.  keep up good courage and dont
think so much about me that you
dont sleep none nights.  I should be
able to do duty now if I want so
weak   I have had the shits so long
and I cant gain no strength.
It is getting to be awful hot weather
down hear now   the ground is harder
than a brick   it has been so long since
it rained   iff it dont rain befor long
it will kill the corn and cane.
Our army began to move across
the bay into berwick city yesterday
they are right in rebbeldom   there was
30,000 men passed over   the 114th
was about the first reg that went
over   we expect to hear them fighting
all of the time   that is if the rebs
will fight and our men will fight them

you ar mistaken about my taking
the cars at Neworleans and
coming clear throug to Utica
for the cars run throug Vixberg
and the rebs hold that   the report was
that we had taken it once but it
want so.  the cars would have to run
through there to go to Neworleans to
Utica.  ___ Troop is well and with
his Co.  I have seen him 5 or 6 times
within a week   I have seen Deloss
Palmer   he was hear night before last
What was it you had for supper
the night that you wrote to me that
was so good.  I borrowed a dollar of uncle
Steve the other day   I guess that will
last me untill I get my pay   lemons
are worth 5 cents apeice   I bought 2 today.
I have not got the last letter you wrote
before this nor Henrys neither but
I may get them the next mail   did
Henry get the ring I sent him.  I picked
and eat some ripe straw and black
berrys yesterday and I will bet the snow
is 2 feet deep up there now   this is
the country to live where oringes hang
on the trees 6 months fresh and
ripe (glorious south) peaches hang on
the trees now as large as peas   soon
be ripe spose.  well I have wrote about all
that I have room to this time so I must
close   write as soon as you get this   direct
to Neworleans, La.  I remain as ever
your most affectionate son Galutia
Love  Love  Love  Love  Love  Love  a kiss *

did the young folks come up the night
they calculated to   if they did what for a
time did you have.  Now be good children
and keep your noses clean.  so goodby
for this time

Tell Emily I thank her verry much
for the present she sent me.  Tell
the old fox I guess he haint ___ as
that girl he thinks so much of   she would
down them new boots

read this if you can for it is all mixed up
This from Galutia H York to Zebulon and Lucy York