PetersBurg Va
July 5th 1864
Dear Wife and Children,
I Seat my Self this
evning to Rite you a few lines to let you
now that I am well at this time. hoping
that these lines may Reach your kind
hands and fine you injoying the same
blessing. you Rote to [me] that you would
like to hear from me and now whether I
was killed are not. I can in form you
that I am spared yet by the good will of
god. we have bin in the brest works about
one Month we are in them yet and I dont
now when we will git out soon are not.
tha are fighting every day. we have lost
killed and [p.1] wounded in this Company
6 men . 2 killed 4 wounded. it Seems like
god is on our Side the balls tha whistle
by our eares. you Rote that it Rained So
mutch that you Could not git to work your
corn. it haint Rained to say Rain in 6
weeks hear. & gardens is
Runing hear. it tis mighty hot hear. if
this fight Comes of Soon and this Company
lives and dont git wounded nor killed tha
are coming home. you Rote to me to Come
home and save the wheat. I cant Come. I
would like to Come home and See you all
once more in this life and See my Sweete
littel baby. I doo hope and pray to god
to live to [p.2] git home to See it. it
seemes like god has blessed every thing
that I have prayed for and I doo hope
that he will bless me to live to git home
to See that littel Rat. when I think of
hit it seems like it will kill me are
Brake my hart. you Rote to me that you
had a mess of potatoes the Sixteenth. I
want you to tell mother houdy for me and
tell her that I am well. I have to Rite
so fast that I dont now whether you can
Read this litter are not. I haint Slep
one good night Sleepe in two month[s]. I
have to work are Stand gard are picket
every night. I am very nigh [p.3] broken
down. it Seems like god has bin with me
are I could not Stoo[d] up to hit. I want
you to pray for me and tell all of my
friends to pray for me. I pray for you
and my littel Children to Spare your
lives and Sustain you and thim in this
life. I want you to Rite as soon as this
Comes to hand and Rite me all of the
newse. I have Seen Corn as high as I
could Reach. you Rote that your Corn
looked very well and your sweete potatoes
looked very well. you dident Rite whether
you had planted any tobaco are not. fare
well Dear wife.
F.M. Poteet to his loving
Wife M.A.E. Poteet.
god bless you is my prayer. [p.4]
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