1863-06-10 letter from James Thitchener letter to his aunt

              Due to the difficult nature of Thitchener's writing,
the edited transcription will follow the literal transcription.



Near Falmouth Va June 10 1863
Dear Ant I received your letter sum
littell time a go i was glad to hear
from you all well i hav plenty
of time i am left in the camp
our rigement is gon war i cant tell
it left the camp the 5 of June i hav
not herde from seins they was
to be gon 10 days the army is all
on the move sum of our is near
the river i was left in the camp
becus i was not abel to travell
they had quite a harde fite lass
friday night wen our trups 
went over the river i hink we will
hav a harde fite soon in olde
Vergina sum wars but i donte 
think i will be ablle to help them
well i would rather be excuse evry
time this is a fite it tis not a very
job to git in i am shure





Near Falmouth Va. June 10, 1863
Dear Aunt,
I received your letter some
little time ago. I was glad to hear
from you all. Well I have plenty
of time, I am left in the camp.
Our regiment is gone where I can’t tell.
It left the camp the 5th of June. I have
not been gone 10 days, the army is all
on the move. Some of us are near
the river. I was left in the camp
because I was not able to travel.
They had quite a hard fight last
Friday night when our troops
went over the river. I think we will
have a hard fight soon in Old
Virginia; somewhere but I don’t 
think I will be able to help them.
Well, I would rather be excused every
time there is a fight, it is not a very
job to get in, I am sure.