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to Unckel George OGD

Nashville May 2nd 1864
Dear Daughter as Lewis has not yet return
-ed i thought i would write some to 
you when Lute left he told me
if he got a letter from Locke i shou
-ld open it so i did and i red your
Letter to him i was well aware
before that he felt Dissatisfied with
your going so mutch whare you did
and when i was at home i sometimes
scolded you for it you perhaps thought
that i was cross but my child i ment
it all for your good and now
take a fathers advise that has
allways loved you and go their no
more as it will be for your Peas
of mind not to do so as i am
shure that Lute has some one
their  that writes him every little
thing that happens their and as
Lute is steady hear you must

be so their and it will be better
for boath of you and now i will
tell you that you had not better
mention to Lute of my writing this letter
to you and now Dear Hat you must
write to us every week and have
mother learn to write to for  you
dont no how glad i felt over the
fiew words she Did Write maby
no one elce could read it but
i could read it rite along you
must stay at home hat and chear
mother up as mutch as you can
and fathers blessing will
attend you kids Hary for me
and tell him Grand Father is gon
to War and now i must close
this to you as i must Write Some
to mother on the other side Direct 
as before and may Gods Blessing
Rest on you is the sinsear wish
of your affectionate Father
OG Duckel   Harriet L Price

Nashville May 2nd 1864
Dear and affectionate wife and
children i am well and hope
this will find you all well
likewise i hant got mutch
to write but i will tell you
what i have to Do now i have
to Stand Gard 2 owers and off
6 owers i must hurry as it is
most time i go on Gard Duty i
go on at 2 oclock in the afternoon
and Stand till 4 then on at 10
Stand till 12 then on at 6 Stand 
till 2 and so on all the time
i was in the Streets to Day
tell the children and i Seen
i little Negro man about as
tall as little Dony and he
was as big Round as Old
Spencer he was 25 years Old
the other Day i Seen a man
that had got no legs and
he walked with his armes

through the streets of Nashvi
-lle it was a courious site to 
see a man walk on his armes
you must write often and i
want Frank and George to
write their father a fiew
words if thay cant thay must
get Harriet to Show them
how we signed the Pay
muster Rool Saturday to
be mustered in for pay
so we Shall Draw ower
money be fore  maney days
and then i will send you
Some again and now Chear
up and look forward with
hope and we shall all come
out Write yet and now
Elizabeth kiss all of the 
children for me and send
me one of your Own when
you Write again and now
good by my Loveing Wife
for this time
   OG Dunckel   Elizabeth Duckel