Good News

	     Camp Near Fredricksburgh; Va
			Sunday May 8th /64
	My Dearest Mother   I now
    hasten to pen you a few lines to
let you know I am all Sound we
have had a rather a warm time
now for three days but I am all
right. our Regt was engaged twice
Friday our loss in killed wounded
and missing is about one hundred
you will Please tell Mr Spauldings
Folks. DeWitt is in our list of miss-
-ing. but I think he is a prisoner and
nothing worse he may still come
to us as some of the missing are
comeing in today. William Gage,
and [crossed out] [Ahra?] Charles [Hubbard?] are
wounded slightly also E.M. Havey Lieut
[illegible] is a flesh wound in the
calf of the leg I guess that is all
from Fenton you know as far as

I have yet learned. I saw Hiram
Whalen today (6th Cav. he says
Augustus was wounded slightly
Friday, in his leg near the foot
Aut Terey was not in the enguage
ment tell Rubes Folks he is all
right he is in the Ambulance
Corpse Billey Cale got his fingures
[tipped?] a little I will not stop to
mention their names all seperately 
for I believe they are all sound only
those mentioned. I saw Bill _____
Sturges today he is well. -------------
I guess of all the letters you ever 
saw this will beat them all
for I write just what I think
first. we are moving all our
Wounded into Fredricksburgh as
fas as we can. I think we are
going to give the Rebs fits now
the news are good. thare is a 
large lot of Reb Prisoners passing
here now captured [today?]

	Well I will not write any
	more I guess. this time for
it is uncertain about sending
it but just Keep up good
spirits Mother. and Pray for the
safety of your Son Frank and I 
shall try to Pray for myself and I
trust I shall come out all safe
I think [illegible] that is our Regt has
seen its hardest fighting now
I think as my Old Captain
does I believe the Prayers of my
Dear Mother any Christian Friends
at Home have a great deal to
do with my safety we lost
our Col Frank Graves, also Co
B: lost their Captain (Hutchison
    Please give my respects to
all friends tell them B. Frank.¬¬¬¬____
is all Sound yet

[Written upside down at bottom of Scan 3]

		Direct to Washington
			DC

[End]

    My Love to Sarah, yourself. etc etc
Your Affectionate Son B.F. Marsh

[Written sideways on Scan 4]

	Wednes 11th Well Mother I did
not get an appertunity to send
this the other day. I saw Frank
                      and                               t
Mason today   ^    he said he though ^
he could get a few letters
through to Fredric. so I will
try again. I am a little
unwell have ben for
three days.