May 10th 1863 Bowling Green
		Dear Pa
I now take the opportunity
to let you know how I get
along. I am not verry tough
but am in hopes of getting 
able to do duty before long
our troops seem to have pretty
good luck now and I hope
and pray that they may still
continue to have we have just
turned over our large tents and
have new Smaller ones called
Shelter tents they are this Shape
          and only large enough

to contain two men and two
men have one of them to
carry so we have quite a little
load to carry around with us
you see we are under
marching
orders but we may not
leave here this Summer
forall that so y can
direct to bowling Green and have
the letters forwarded and if we
move they will follow the
Regiment where ever it goes
we are agoing to whip out the
rebels and then the copperheads
will have to hold their peace
or get snapped up here are
some verses which I send which
I realy wish could be put
in force and I guess by the time

that he had undergone one
half what it would take to
have him do he wold be glad
to hold his peace you must
write me a good long letter
and tell me all the news
I got the papers which you
sent me and I want you
to send me more. tell me
how you get along. have
you made garden yet or got
your corn ground plowed
when you write tell me
me move to do not
work to hard and always
vote the Democrat ticket
because we need more of
that Stamp no more at present
from your affectionate son I G A
		| Good bie |  UNION

May 10th 1863 Bowling Green Ky
		My Dearest Mother
I received the Socks the 8th
and thre letters also one
was from you and pa and
one was from Linda and one
from Albert Lovejoy. you
must write as soon as you 
get this and be sure and
have Fannie tell me how
she likes her ring and will
his heart. here is a ring for
you it is one that George
made for you. I have a nice
frame [case?] to your likeness it
cost me 1$  	|From your ever true and
		|loving son I G A | Good bie