Dear Wife I am again Seated
to drop you a few lines to let
you know that I am well hope
those few lines will find you
& family all well.  all is quiet here
to day there is no fireing on our
lines to day our regt was on
picket yesterday & we agreed with
the rebs not to fire on each
other unless one side or the other
advanced in columns & soon our
Breast works was covered with our
Boys looking over at rebs who came
out of their works & soon our
Boys was trading coffee for Toba
-cco there was 15 or 20 of their officers
came near our works and about
the same number of our officers
went to them & had a long chat
Col Gross commanding Brigad in our
division
Said to a rebbel Colonel I hope
to meet you Soon on friendlyer
terms Said he Gross you are
fighting against the Best goverme
-nt the sun ever Shone upon
the rebel Col. Said I cannot see it
in that light it is a nice thing said
then to fight for our Independence   (‘then" uncertain)
we was very much Startled the
other night by a volly from the
rebs in to our Skirmishers & they
opend on us with grape & canister
There was three men wounded in
our regt James Printy of my co was   ("Printy" uncertain)
Slightly wounded in the hand I
have not much news to rite at this
time I would like to see you
all the time seems long to me
Since I left home it gives me
a great deal of Pleasure to hear from
home I wish I could See little eddie
I often think of him and what
he Said I dont hurt you or anybody
Else
I am much please with millies
letters she is Improving fast She rites
me a good letter I am glad to hear so
good a report from Lizzie Cole tell her
She must learn to rite & rite me a
letter Tell Tommie I know he is
a good boy & Will raise lots of corn
for his pigs kiss little B Hawk for
me I would like to see little
rosy was he much Trouble to
wean what do you allow to
call your next Girl tell father Evritt
I would like to see them all verry well have
not forgot them Give my respects to all
tell me all about the neighbors & how
all is getting along who comes to see you
& etc etc tell millie to rite me a big
letter I have not drew any money yet
Plesiny loned me twenty dollars he   ("Plesiny" uncertain)
was slightly wounded the other day
Peters is well tell Thos I am Still looking
for his letter tell BF Whitson to
rite to me I must close

I am yrs as
ever W.D. Evritt
To M E. Evritt