Camp Shanks                    

             Feb ^th5   1864 

I take my pen in
  hand to let you
  know that we are
 well at the present
 time and I hope these
 few lines may find
 you enjoying the Same
 blessing we dant know
 when  we will come
 home but we will come
 as   Soon as  we  can
 we  only      Cant get 5
 days furlough   we have
 plenty to eat  drink
 and ware  Coffee  bread
 bacon   beef  potatos  rice
 beens   hominy    dried aples
 and shugar

the boys is all well at
this time in Company
paul Welch   is furlough
and he has brought
 our bounty to Calhun
for yo  to get  and keep
for us till we  Come home
we sent  one hundred $100
dollars we havent drawed
 nothing yet   but we
 expect to    draw our salure [salary]
                                     enth       
in the morning  the sev
rg is gone to texas
  we expect to go to go to
  texas to make a brigade
  the 8 reg 9 reg 10 reg and the
11 reg w are in brigade
 we are in  the 11 reg
 and w think  we are Co 
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