Camp Near the Smokey Mountains Tenn Feb 4th 1864
Dear Friends at home
I hav taken my pen to answer a letter that I havnot received yet you need not think I am going to complain for know that there must be sum reason for my not get aney mor letters I havenot but two in over a month one of them was from Jillett We are sum vary pleasent wether here for this time year it has been as warm march here for the last ten days we have been almost constantly on the for last three monthes so much so that we canot have time to do
Ett remember me to all of your folks and friends but I have got to stop and eat my daily alamant whitch is mighty scarce so I shall have to close by asking write tome! Remember me your cousin