Jenuary the 21 – 1863
My dear wife it is with pleasure
that i hav got the opertunity
To Write a few lines to you
To let you no how i Be at
This time is am sick i gess
it aint nothing But a Bad Coald
I am quite deaf in one ear
so it Bothers me to hear any
Badey speak to me enless they
speak very laud to me
I Came off from gard last night
fealling very Bad in my head
And i had to leav and Came
To my tent and lay down
And i dont feal much Better
But i gess i shall git over it
Before great While
their is a good meny is sick
out hear in this Camp
some is very sick hear

I am tired of a solgers
life i tell you but i
Think that i shall Be
more tired then i Be [illegible]
i gess Before i git home
But i some think that
We shall git home next
somer some time But We
Cant tell much a Bout it
We hav got the god damdes
living out hear you could
Ever think of We have to eat
The damdes stinking Beaf
To eat and not half a nuff
of that We hav first Rait
good Bred and We hav got
Coffey to drink this is all
We hav to eat and this
is what we have every day
to eat We dont hav eny
Chang of eating one thing over
And over We hav got tired of it

	John Bardman got a letter
from his wife and that letter
stated that you did not get 
my letters and i dont no What
is the Reason you dont git them
I hav Writen three letters to you
Besides this one and this Will
make fore that i hav rote to you
And i hope that you Will git this letter to Read
BeCaus i no if you haint
Had any letters from me
you must Waunt to hear
from me very Bad and
As soon as John red his letter
i get Write down and Comence
This letter i am very sory
That you did not git
my letters But i dont 
Waunt you to Wait to git
A letter from me evry
Time Befor you Write to me

I got Almons letter
And i Was very glad to
Hear from you and hear
That you Was all Well
We haint got eny money
Paid to us yet and i dont
No When We Will git eny
But i hope Before great
While i can't Write much 
more to you BeCaus i haint
got no Postage stamps
I Wish that When you answer
This letter you Would
Put in some Postage stamps
in the letter and send it
To me so i can hav somthing
To Pay my Postage With
Their is fore or five Cases
of the small Pox hear in Camp
Sallyann i Wil send you a small
Ring that i hav maid for you
And i Waunt you to keep it and Remember
me Bengaman Brock  this is all this time