Camped at Smithvile on the Cape Fier River, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1865
Kind & Ever afectionate Mother
it is with mutch pleasure this fine day that i took the Opertunity of ritting you a few lines to let you know that i am well and the days are groing warm & long and it seams lonsome hear if i cant get a letter pretty often & you must think of me often and rite evry chance you do get & if you are at Uncle Garrets tell him to rite me a few lines just to pas time as fast as possible for time begins to gro long and as near as i can find out you are on the point of getting married again & if so rite and let me know thare wont be any harm in it as i do know of if thare is kepit to yoar self i haint drawed any money fore a long time now and i shant til my time is out unless you do want some and if you do you will hafto rite soon and let me know i sent home for some and you warnt thare and Aunt Adeline took the Opertunity to sent it to me and i am ten tousand times obliged to her and you will pleas pay her for me and i will send it to you if you want it as soon as the rest are paid and if you dont kned it i will wait til i com home before i am paid a gain
