[draft] Dear Brother, I received your very kind and sympithising letter on Sunday, I was very glad to me no that you have heard from me, yes I was wounded just two weeks ago yesterday about 5 o'clock in the morning, it was about two miles from Dury's Bluff a very foggy morning and I did not see the enemy at all until the rest of them made another charge and then they charged them but I was shot down in the first charge about thirty yards from the Yankee's intreachments, the ball entered my right thygh and past on through making a tremendous hole straight my ... my leg clear I beleave shot it clear the bone. Doctor thinks it may have struck it but did not brake it, 0, I think I am so my lucky of it had have broken. I could not have had it amputated because it is just up in my .... but I think that I will be abel to walk with crutches in two or three weeks, the furlough that I will get will be for sixty days and I think with it assistance of someone I could travel in ten days if you could get three or for days and come on about the tenth of June and with the assistance of you I can get off to N.C. Write to me or Sis. My love to Sis, I still remain your afft. Brother. V.S. Denson John Baton, James Bally, Lume Johnson, was killed. Dod Smith for home, that Pa is well and has not taken the oath.