Strawbury Plains Tenn
     June 1th 1865
  Dear Father now having
just returned of from along
but a very pleasent raid
I take this oportunity to let
you know that I am well
right and tight and hope
these fiew lines will find
you the same all the
boys are well and tough
what was on the raid
I have not heard from
Dent Flemings yet we left
him at this place sick

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old planters houses but 
I was not lucky enough
to get eny thing right soon
and often I remain as ever 
your Son W Teachout
all the boys are well and
tough probly you have heard
how they catched Jef Davis and others
herb herb smith has surendered and
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that makes thi s whole I believe
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when we started out
but I am in hopes he
is at Knoxville well right
and tight I stood the 
raid first trait never enjoyed
my self better my horse
stood me untill four or five
days march of Knoxville
then they told me that I
could go and traid horses
with eny one that I could
whear ever I could find
one So I went out with 
a squad of fiteen or twenty
more and was gon three
days and we all came
in mountid in the
best of stile fetched
in to extry horses gave
one to the general one
to the brigade doctor
that left us all just
mounted but as son as
we got to a place called

moris town they stuck
that us an their shoulder
I was in hopes that I could
get mine to fetch home
with me well Father I
am inhopes that I can get
home and help you hay and
harvist this summer their
are a great meny reports
hear about our geting home
and I dont know how
true they are but if true
we will bee their in the 
course of a month but you
must not make eny calculati
ons on me till I come
for there is nothing shure
I want you to get me
just as good a horse as
goes them roads als a 
smart one gainst I get
home take some of my
money and pay for it

for a good hors I must
have I am sory that you
traded of the gray mair
for I wanted one for I am
glad that my wheat looks
good Some of the boys
has made their fortunes
on this raid but I was
not the lucky one I did not
mabe eny thing some of
the boys got track of old
Jefs gold and went for it
and got It they charged
Greenville South carolina and
broke open the bank and 
their was a niger told them
that they had ben at owk
work at the siler wall and
they had out a pile of gold
and silver so they went for
it and got it then company
m got a lot to another
place and co B a lot to another
place and more than half of the
boys got watches and gold of the