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	March the 14  1864
	Camp near StephenBurg
			Verginey
Dear Wife it is With the greatest
of Plasure that i spend theas
fiew idel moments in Writing to you
To let you no how i am at this time
My health is very good at Present
And when theas few lines does Reach
you i hop that they Will find
you all Engoin as good a health
As i am at this time We are
still hear in Camp Whare We
Hav Bin all winter But how
Long We shall stay hear i Cant
Tell We ar under marching orders
We are liable to move Eny minit
I hant much news to tell you
in this letter onley their is
[Woncen?] a while a Reb Comes in
sid of our lines and gives them selves

up their Was to Came in
yester day theas ReB Reports
That their armey is allmost starvin
And i gess that they Be
i gess that they dont hav much
To Eat at the Best of times
But they say that they Will
fight as long as their is a man
Left But i gess that this springs
Campaign Will Cool their [Broth?]
[for?] their Eny Way We shall try them
I shall Be glad when This is Braught
To a Close BeCaus i hav Bin a salger
Long a nuf to satisfy me
And I Waunt to see the time
When i Can git home and when
That Time comes i Will stay at home
And they may get their harts to
[Regt?] that they never will git
My name as another Enlisting Roll
As long as my name is
Ben Brock That is so

I Will send you a little 
More money in this letter to you
And i Waunt you to Be Particular
And answer my letter Every time
so i Will no Whether you git my
Letters or not and then i Can tell
Whether you git my money or not
The other to letters i sent you i
Poot tenn dollers in Each one and
i shall send you seven this time
   and that maks 27 in the three letters
   i Waunt you to tell me [Whein?]
Euri arnald Went to When he enlisted
Whether he Wwnt in the Western
Devision or whare he went
I Waunt you to see him and see
If he Want Pay up that [illegible]
He got a Big Bountey and now
He Can Pay it as Well as not
if he is a [illegible]
     Write Soon to me
       B Brock