Lebanon Ky.
		    April 28th 1863

     Dear Mother again I take
time to pen you afew lines
to let you know I am well
I never enjoyed better health 
I suppose you have got the
over coat which I sent you a short
time ago although I have not
heard from it yet. well today
I have sent that same blanket
you sent me for I have another
good enough for summer and
I cant carry so much on a
march I sent also a pair of
pants and shirt they are not
good for much but I put them
in to fill up the box that
blanket has ben carried a good
many miles since I got it
as much as one thousand five

Hundred miles at the least
we are going to move in the
morning, our Regt left two
days ago. I expect they are at
Green River. I am glad we are
going to leave this dirty nasty
town for I dont think thare
is any fighting to do off thare
yet well Mother I hope this
will meet you in health
you must write often
tell Sarah to write Give my
love to her & Freddy and
except if yourself you
must excuse me for writing
so short a letter, for it is so
noisey I cannot think of anything
the Boys are all trying to see
how much noise they can 
make so good Bye from
your Loving Son,
			B F Marsh