1863
	Brashear City Apr 22
Dear Father
	    It is with much
pleasure that I seat myself
to write you a few lines
in answer to the few lines
you wrote me the other day
how much was your tax this
year and what was that tax
that Ma spoke about   I
just heard that our army
has been reinforced and
they have taken 15 thousand 
prisoners   they was on 
a prarie and our men

surrounded them   that is
quite a lift   they are giving
them fits   was the sheep
better that ___ returned
than those was that we let
him have   have you got all of
your logs and lumber drawed
did them 2 maple trees split
so they want fit for floor
boards   how does the steers
gain and what do you 
ask for them   Pa did you
ever know a boy that lived
to wain berrys by the name
of Jack Davis   he says he
knows you   he is in Co B
I dont know what they keep
souldiers in the army that
haint good for nothing but
there is a good many of
them hear   I guess that ___
has got a ___ that wont go
to sleep this summer   does
warren have to hire a hand
this year   he has spoke in
time about the hops this year
haint he  ___ ___ has been
pretty plenty this winter haint
they   I wish you had a lot of these
men down hear to chop for you
take 1 reg and they would whip out
a lot of it in a day   Pa dont
worry about me for my
health is a good deal better

than it has been and if I
cant get so as to do duty
and stand it I shall apply
for a discharge and if I cant
get it there is a discharge
called leg ___ but I hate
to take it   I shall come home
as soon as possible and I
take just as good care of
myself as I can   I have
drew me a pair of shoes and
shall draw a rubber blanket
as soon as I get to the reg
my boots kneed fixing a
little but there haint no
shoe makers nor cobblers
hear   well I have wrote about
all that I can think of this
time so I must close by
wishing you good by for this
time   write as soon as you
get this   this from your
ever loving son Galutia
H York to Zebulon T. York