May  the  30 -  -  1863
Dear wife i [set down?] to Comunicate
Theas few lines to you To let
you no how i am at this time
My health is very good at present
Hoping theas few lines will find
you Engoying the same Blessing
i am still hear in the Camp 
of distribution Reddy to go to my
Ridgment when Ever they send for me
i shall [crossed out letter] Probley stay hear
some time they are talking a
Bout detailing me for a Coock
And if they do i shall stay
Hear a good while i dont hav
much to do hear onley a Bout
one our Evry day and the Rest 
of the time i hav to my self
Their is a lot of men sent
Away from hear to their
Evry few day and their

is a good many that is a coming
into this camp Evry day from the
Armey such as Wonded and
Penall Prisenors theas Penall Priznors
Will hav to stay hear untill
they are ExChanged and When 
they are ExChanged they are
Then sent Back to their Redgment
And the Wonded men are Cep hear
and if they aint Wonded
to Bad they are sent to a Care
Called the invled Care this invled Care
is to do lite duty in sitteys
A Bout in difrents Places
such as garding stores and ather places
They do this in sted of dischargin
Theas men they haint dischargin
But a very few now and What
They do discharg is them that
Cant do nothing a tall
for the goverment nor them selves
i think that is hard as i sed Before

[two words illegible] a great meny that is
A Comin in from their Ridgments
such as Wonded [illegible] and Perolled
Prizners – i dont hear much news
A Bout the War But What i hav
Hurd is very good and in our favor
I have Writen three letters to you
And i sent tenn dollers in one
And five in the other
And i Cant tell whether you
git them or not Becaus i cant
git eny answer from home
And i dont no as you Will git this
But i hope so Write often to me
I hope that i shall Be With you
Before [illegible] while Alman i Would
Lik to hear how you git a long
With your farming Be Carful
And tak Care of things and keep
out of Bad Compney this is from
your father B Brock to sun and
wife this is all this time
	good By to all