Gives news from camp, including the health of the soldiers. Transcription: Colieryille[Collierville] Tenn April the 19th / 63 Dear Sister yours of the first of aprile arived Safe at Camp on the 14th I was Happy to hear that you and family was well But very sorry to Hear that the Small pox Has got So near you for it is a very Bad Disease a mong the Soldiers there was one Died the other Day with it in our Regiment But there is no more Cases in the Regiment that I know of yet my helth is very good at presint But there is several in our company that is verry Sick there is But 3 of the New Recruit
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Gives news from camp, including the health of the soldiers. Transcription: Colieryille[Collierville] Tenn April the 19th / 63 Dear Sister yours of the first of aprile arived Safe at Camp on the 14th I was Happy to hear that you and family was well But very sorry to Hear that the Small pox Has got So near you for it is a very Bad Disease a mong the Soldiers there was one Died the other Day with it in our Regiment But there is no more Cases in the Regiment that I know of yet my helth is very good at presint But there is several in our company that is verry Sick there is But 3 of the New Recruits that Came to our Company last Summer that is fit for Dewty at this time 4 of them have been Discharged and 1 of them Died and 2 of them was taken prisners the Rest of them are here under the wether and some of them is very Sick I have very little News to write to you this time for the Reason I have Not time to write it it Seams Strange to me for the last 5 or Six letters that I have got from you it was at a time that I Should leave Camp in less than one hours time But I will write a gane as Soon as I Come Back this will let you know where I am and that I am well No More S F Martin To Elisabeth Martin write Soon as you can Title: Letter signed S.F. Martin, Collierville, Tenn., to Elizabeth Martin, April 19, 1863 . 19 April 1863. Martin, Shelton Farris