Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-08-19
Rebel Letter.

Rebel Letter.
A Pennsylvania soldier sends the fol.
lowing letter, picked up, in the south.
west, to gentleman iu Lewisburg. (Three
Yankees for pair of socks, shows low
estimate of human life on the part Of the
"chivalIs.")
TUNNEL HILL Georgia
February the Is 1864
Mr. o b Z Williams Dear Sir-Moste
hley essteeam frende Seate Mi Self to
eudever to Rite you fue lines to Let you
know that am yet in the land OF iiven
and Dozen as we'll as Pursen Good Ex-
spex as fur helth am engoyen good
helth | hope when theas lines Reaches
you they will find you all epgoyen the
same Ike bessen | hante got much nus
to Rite to you times is very Flurishen
her the biges Poshen of our ar mey has
Renlisted for the wor the MOste of ouer
brigade Is ale Rite | can vouch for the
biges Poshen of them Well Perry hante
got Much Nus to Rite ther isen eny nus
. Sturen hur of conte the yanks is in s
miles Of this Plase but they Pur to be
Still | think boate Spring We will
hav hi. Ruff and trubell With them |
think that they will fad Second Chick
mauza if thay com don bur | think that
thay are purity gubious of US and we'll
shay may bee too | think that we are
abell to whip them and We will doe hit
fur them well Perry l hav Ale Most fur
cote how ole Frauklen county Looks l
Saw jeans Brien to day be tolde me
that gou liv at the Same Plase hav Din
Woshen that Good hear from you s.
cooie Rite to you Well our Armey is
ia to,erb.e good condesheu As fur as ca.
table is cousur but we hante Much clOthen
us Arks feilers has bad chan for cloihen
tu, we eaud Make out Well Per | woute
you TO Rite TO Mea AS Sun as you can
aud lctte Me know wher ante Nancy miles
iss if you know And if she is clos,e 20
you wOnts you 10 tell bar to seude Me
q Pare Of sox fur bit is I'm Poseable fur
man 20 get sox up bur ther ante eny har
but ole cotton Sox aud cante ware them
thay Burn Mi feea'e SO that cante March
We are cut of in tirely from home so tha.
/ cante get eny thing from home l cante
get A letter Much less eny thing els l
dideu thiuk that | wood ever haf to beg
far eny thing but will OK fur a Pare of
sox tell hur that | will Gill 3 yauks fur
hur She May Beca Ayanky bur self so
fur As know But II She is hope she
will turn from hit haven hurdle from eny
Of them Sen the wOr broke QUITE l donte
know what side thsy ale Are on but l
hope when | bur from them thay aule
will bee Strong Rebels And glory 10 the
name of bit hav surve 3 years iu the
confedecy And eSspex to sus7 ) More
il Mi survis is neadid
Am Suthern Solger And | exspex
to Remain wone l glory in the name Well
Perry mus clos Nj fue Remarks you mus
excus my bade Rite And Spellcn. fur !
haute hade Pen in III hande be fore
caute ,ull the day when this is A very
good Pas fur yung Man to fur get ever
thing eny how nuthin to Reade But A
olde Nus Paper aud ther isen eny thing
in them .Eels days that wood interes A
feller Well Perry hit is geteu late and
Mus close Rite suue give Nj iuV to Ale
inquirer trends Civ hi luv and he Spe1
10 Mar Policy Aud ale the children So
Viii Close Rite Slne | wood like the
be.ts in the World to hur from you ale SO
No More Re Main your obeden
Frebde un Tell
Death VIM. G. Mattoch
To o II Z Williams
Direct your letters to the d 4 7
nsdgt Co. |, GOban Brigade
Caburns Division
J,nson ArmrArks