[Written upside down on top of Scan 1]

I have not read them yet

[End]

[Written very faintly]

Not Our Camp
near Nashville [illegible] 
Dec 15th 1862
My Dear Mother I suppose
[line illegible]
but not so. I am thinking of
your [more?] now than [illegible]
I could write often. I am [having?]
to [4 words illegible] good [illegible]
[five(?) words illegible] [for it you?]
[illegible] [for me?]. I suppose
[remaining lines illegible]

[End]

[written very faintly]

and on [the?] [two(?) words illegible] the [illegible]
[Gap?] some [illegible] [mich.?] and [Capt.?]
[line illegible]
[line illegible]
[line illegible] that
[line illegible] 
yesterday for this [four words illegible]
and [as our?] second [illegible]
([illegible][Philips?]) [written clearly] has just Resigned
and is going to start for home soon
so I can send it by him. I
read a letter from Sarah yesterday
the first one I have [it?] had in
over three weeks Oh how glad
I was to hear from home again
but now I want another just
as bad. thare is a large mail
for us close at hand I think
we shall get it soon.
                  Well Mother I suppose


[Written upside down on top of Scan 2 & 3]

P.S. Tell Mrs Severence thare is two Boys in my Company by
that Name Hiram & Charles Hibbard they are well

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you have Worried a great deal
about me but do not think 
it strange for we are in a hard
place to get mail at the Presant
But I am well and doing well
I take as good care of myself
as the times will Permit
Tell the folks that the [Fenton?]
Boys are all well. or all that is
With us they are E. M Havey. B. F. Marsh
B F Sawyer E.H. Sawyer Wm Cale
D.C. Spaulding P. Allen.
Miles Hall. . Dewitt says tell
M.G. Spauldings folks he
is all right and will write as
soon as he can. he recd three
letters yesterday one from them
Give them my Best Respects
I must say a few words to
Sarah. so with my Leave I

[Written upside down on top of Scan 4]

Good fur me I have just Recd the
box you sent me also a letter from
Alvah he is well and [three words illegible]

[End]

Well Sarah I have not
forgotten you by no meanes
I recd your kind letter of
Nov 9th it was rather old but
just as good to me for it was
from Home you will think this
a strange letter but I am Writing
this out in the open field of
Wheat and with a pencil at 
that. you may think I was glad 
to hear from you again after
waiting three weeks. Tell Will
Cales folks he is well he is
cooking for his Company now. 
Please except this with
my [illegible] to you as a Brother
Remember me to all enqu-
iring friends. [illegible] to
      Mother & Freddy also your
      self    B.F. Marsh.