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From: Silas Gore
Address: Camp Pitcher
To friends at home
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I take this time to let you no that I am well and hope these will finde you the Same I just receved a letter from home (dated 20) I was glad to hear that you was all well there I hope you will remane So for I want to See you all when I come home. I hope that will bee Soon but I am afraid not I think. I Shall come some time but it is harde telling abough it but I Shal live in hopes if I die in despare I have Seene fighting a nough they would awhiped all the northing army the way they was fortified. I considder that we was luckey to git out of it alive but we did and I was thankfull for it but bee more so when I get home. Dec. 31 1862, this is the last I Shal wright this yere. I wish I could Spend newyears with you but I cant So I will bee contentid here we was inspected and musterd for 2 month pay but I donte no when we will get it. we are under marching orders but I donte no when we Shal march we ma before morning but I think not. they Say we are going to washington to recrute that is to good to be true I am afraid but I hope not
January 1, 1863 it is colde here but not as colde as it is there I donte Sepose the ground is bare. we donte have noh Snow here the hante ben mere than 3 inches in all that had fell. this is not a very plesant newe years day for me but I loock for better times than Solgering. it is worse that I thought it could bee but not as bad as it might bee. Sum Say they like it but that is not my complante for I donte like it as well as I might but as well as I can. the malle came in to day but nothing for me So I thought I would finnish this. I cant think of much to wright you must wright whether I do or not. if a Solger hante of enney more amount there than here it donte make enney ods whether you here from them or not. they hante valued very hy here. they wante So they can holde thare ales (?) that is all they care for if (they) can git out of it. they may go to hell or texas for what I care but I expect (to) stay with them aslong as I have to and I hope that wont be long no more for this time
Silas Gore
Tim Traver
tntraver@bigfoot.com
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