1 Fleetwood Benson March 27, 1865 1
March 27 65
Monday morning
still later and good news
I received your letter this morning
and a happy reception it was I had ben
looking ancious for something
from home I thank god this
morning that you are all well
and I pray that god may still
bless you with good health
we belong to an old ridgement
it is not neccessary to send them
papers we have more then we can read
your letters due me more good
then any reading I can get of
paper kind that and the
testament does me the most
good to read I hope this rebelion
will soon close and we may
get home this somer sometime
god is working every thing
for good tell Ellie I am glad
she is learning to read I like to
here she is a good girl