Drake
Murfsboro Tensee Camp
June the 10th 1863
Dear wife it
is with plesier that I
take mi pen in hand
to in form you that
I am well at presant
and hope when thes
few lins reches you
they will find you in the
same state of helth I
got your kind leter yesterday
and was glade to here
from you thare hant any
thing hapend of anything
im portents onley that
whe as driling most of
hour time it is harder
than to work it is so
wet day and whe ar seting
in the tent to day