Mrs. A H Holmes
Fentonville. Genesee. County
Michigan

On Mississippi
		Aug 14th
    Dear Mother I received your
welcome letter yesterday of the
28th and was happy to hear
from you yours found me
in good health. you said it
had ben some time since
you had heard from me I
must tell you the reason
why we had ben on a 
    Campaign of some 22 days
B.F. Marsh

and I could not write much
at that time. it was at
the Battle of Jackson I was
all through that fight and
came out all right and I
suppose we are going to Ky.
again now. I will write you
again as soon as I can,
you have done just right
in keeping my Boots I
will write when I want them
Now as for Will Shaw he

is Sick and gone to some
Hospital I do not know whare
also George Carnes the wer
both doing well when I
saw them last. about two
weeks ago. tell Ms Shaw
she must not look to
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much for him Home althoug   
I think he will come as
soon as he gets able to
travel for Our [illegible] Dr. [Fas?]
told me he could get his

discharge in any Hospital if
he had his [Discriptive?] List
with Him and he has
it with him now. so I
think he will get it. he did not try for it when
he was with the Regt for he
    had a good place and was
contented. you must excuse
this short letter as I am going
to send it with Sarahs
Yours with Love from your Son