March the 23th 1865
Dear Sister now having
a fiew leasure moments
to spend I will right
you a fiew lines to let
you know that I am
well and all the rest of
the boys except Dent
we left him at Knox
ville I haint hurd from
hin since and I hope
thease fiew lines will 
find you all well
I with the rest of the
combrland army aer
now moving to the
front as fast as we
can we are movig evry

day a little ways
Tell Father that I saw
Put Stinson he is
in the 10 michigan he
is well and tough he
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came our to our regime^
and he now clark Decker
and Eugene then he
inquired if they ware
ing one else from that
and they spoke of me
and he came and saw
me he called me buy 
mam and I looked
him in the face and
asked him if his mane
was Stinson he said
it was you spoke
of my mony and
wanted to know if
I drawed eny having
I drawed 1 enstallment
BB JJ CS also 4 months
Wages

I sent sixty to you
you sed you had got
it all right that 10
dollars that I lent
I got and took it
and put five more
with it and bought
me a pair of cavelry
boots I tried to draw
a pair when we start
ed but they could not 
draw none and so I
thought rather than
to get far feted I
had beter buy me some
you spoke and wanted 
to know if I got
Emily Houlands letter
I did and have answered
it Uncle Miles also
rate me one I have
answered that also
you must right just

as often as you can and
I will do the same we 
have got a mail rout
so we can get mail
but it is hard geting
it out so if you dont
hear from me you must
keep righting and dont
get discoureged if you can
git 15 Dollars for that
revolver sell it not
with out if you can
send me some paper
and envelopes do so
for I cant get them hear
the last letter I was
mailed the 16 of March
that I got from you
I got these postage stamps
all right I rate this in
a very great buy no more
at this time I remain as ever

[Written on right side of letter]
your brother W Teachout
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