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Vicksburg Mississippi Aug 3rd 1863 Dear wife I got your letter this morning and was glad to hear from you once more I am well as common my feet and leggs is a getting better but I did not thing they would be for wee have just got back to our old camp wee have been on a march in Louisiania wee was gon two weeks I got that ring you Sent me and broke it aready tell Mat and Cornelius they had better let deserting a lone for Some one else to do that can do better at it them they have don for cowards is all that rums off that is what I think about it any how