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Cumberland Gap July the 4 1863
Dear Parients and famolie
It is with mutch pleasure that seat my
self this morning to anseer your kind
and welcom letter of the 24 of last month
whitch was the first that have Received
since you lef limestone and you may
Recon that I was glad to hear from you
I hav written four letters since y we
come to this place and hav no neaver
Received but one anseer I had almost giv
out gitten any more from you but doutless
you neaver Received them I havent any thing
of interest to y write you more than I
am In tollerable yo health at this time
It is improving some but I am not able
for duty I hav got so that I can talk near
ly as good as eaver My throat is very soare
even now now and has been for the last two
weeaks I hav not Reduced mutch but I
am very weak. I com

Mother I cant tell whier I wil git of or not
the Dr gave me a surtificate for a disch
-- charge and it is gone to the general it will
be some thing like a month befour I hear
from it and if I git the chance I will come
home as soon as I can I Received a letter
from Ben the other knight and they was all
so well I havent any ne news of mutch imprte
ortence to write the dispatch sais that they are
fighting at Tulihomd [?)] and so we are s giveing
them fits Visksburg sil it holds out faith
of ful [?] I think there is no danger but what
we will prove succesful as I havent
anything to write I will close write soon and
tell me how wheat and corn it is
for I am anxious to know we cannot
pay for our letters for that want of stamps we
cannot pay them with money hear but I will
send you anough to pay for them or bring
it so nom no more but Remains your son
un until deat T.B. Edmonston
M A & V .Edmonston