Citation: Shoemaker Letters, trans. Joshua R. Brown. From Heritage Language Corpora. http://www.heritagelanguagecorpora.org/




Sumit Point Verginia, April th 16/1865
Deare Brother 
I take the present upertuny time to right a fwe lines to you.
To inform you that we are well and all the rest from the Longswamp Boyes.  So i hop this fw lines will find you and your famly in the same cuntishen and all the rest at home.
Futher we are Pute neare Camping  in our old blase we and for from the Ralrode And god times like we hat before we starte up the Valy.  Dear Brother I Hope the wore is Pritte neare over and than we soon com home.
Futher I Dont no how long we sta heare i sink we go Back in our on state. That is was the report is just now and if we go back than you soon find it out.
Futher we feel verry sorry for our Old Presendant Lincol.  But we can Halp it. tha might cill us yet before we git home.  I hope god will help us and sta with us till we git out this wore.
I can tell you that we have to ceape good in on the Correles if tha catch a feller no than he is Old a nof
I can tell you that it was a frade the time when Old Lee cerrentert if he woudent cerrenter the times that we stare up the Verrly than we woud hat have hart times.
the time that he cerrenter we was larn up on the otter site of Winchester.  the nouse com a bout mitnight and than the beginning to five sourlute.
And all the Bank was Blazing and the Boyes charing.
We was sleaping and the noise wake us i through the Rabbel forse is right on us agane.
So i want up And luck what the matter and than i wake the Boys and my Brother Benjamin and tolt him that i sink it is soon good nuse here.
And than we soon find it out that Lee cerrentert.
So good by Right soon Back. And i Hope we all soon com Home.
So much from your 
Brother to you all at home
Wm H. Shoemaker Com K 47 
WPN 2 Reg 1 Div 19 Corps
Washington DC

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