the
	     Feb,  2, 1863
	Camp near Falmouth v.a

	Dear cousin Emiline
		           I now will
try to write a few lines to you
to let you know that I am still
in the land of the living it 
has been a great while since I
have received a word from you
I got a letter from you in August
and answered it but have never
received any in return I dont 
know whether it ever reached you
or not whether it did or not that
makes no difference    I thought as
I was alone to day I would write
a few lines and see if I could get
an answer now Em I dont know
but I wrote something that made
you mad at me but I hope not
for I do not mean any hurt in
                          what I say

      I have been [crossed out] [in] in some pretty
hard battles since I heard from
you last perhaps you have read
about the battle of [crossed out] [Antietam]
[crossed out] [I was in] Antietam that is in M. d.
I was thare we lost a good many
boys out of our regiment but
I will let that drop I got
a letter from Prudence to day
she wrote that all of her folk
was well I have written three letters
to day and I [crossed out] [got] am getting so
tierd I cant half write or any
thing els  Emiline if you know
whare to direct to Reuben write
and tell me for I would like to
know whare to write to him
	Emiline my time is pretty
near out if you dont answer
this and let me know how
you are all getting along I shant
write again I shall come and see

       a little more than three
                            my
months more and ^ I time will be
out and then I will bid soldiering
adieu I think then I have done
my part towards pooting down this
rebellion I have done all that
has been asked of me and that
is all any soldier can do thare
is some talk of calling the two
years men back to the state
I wish it was so but do not
know whether thare is any Truth
in it or not I just [crossed out] [have]
wrote to my Brother Charly
I have got to write one more
letter after this tell Willard
that I send my love to him
and all of the folk
    Tell him to write me a letter
and I will write him an answer
this is all of the news so
    Good Bye  write soon

	Direct as before to
		George Daggett
			Washington DC

		Co   F. 33 regt
		N.Y. [I. V?]

this is all Write soon this from
Your cousin George W. Daggett
         To Emiline  H Daggett