Potomac Virginia

June 12th 1864 Army of the Potomac Virginia

My deare Wife I take this opportunity to write these few lines to you hopeing they will finde you all wall as it leaves me at this time thank God this is Sunday but is like all other days we are in the rifle pitts waiting the enimy to atect us we have got formable works and in strong poscation nothing is goin on but skirmishing and has not been scince I last wrote avery little wile shall is thrown over to us and our artilleryman throw some over to them nothing of importence has happened scince I last wrote.

I received your kind Friday and was glad to finde that you was all wall and was real pleased for that little lock of hear of Ellens how it stured my affections at the sight of my little daughters heire.

I wish I could see her and hould her in my arms as I did before I left my home.
I would like one of Lorrons little curly locks too send me one in your next tell me how Elgin gets a long tell him to write to me how he gets a long and like his place and what has to do if helices his place and if his boss is kind to him.

We are laying close by the 29 reagement now I went over to see them yesterday and saw some of the boys that I was aquainted with Miron Bates Oron Babcock he is sick and looks bad he is trublled with the diereare he wen tot the hospittle this morning.

They have lost hearing scince they come out of there loss is over five hundred this is a bout all the ‘merries’ that I have at this time give my respects to Phebe and family.
I shall write to them as soon as I get a chance.

I suppose you are looking for some money soon we shall not get our pay till this camp pain is over and ew sattle down a gain and I do not want they should because I would not dare send it home if I had it to send.

Tell me if you get anything from the county funds now or not or any help from any sorce.
I hope you do not want for any thing tell me all the perticulers in this regard.
I cannot think of anything more at this time only say trus in god and do the best you can and pray for your onworthy husband so I conclude with my kinde love to you from your loveing husband, Isaac Gibbs to Chloe L. Gibbs Kis the little ones for me god bliss you ‘fearenvall’.