Camp McClerment 5 miles from Pitsburg landing Tennasee April 27th 1862  Dear Eliza  As I have time to write just now I  thought I would write you a few line that I  am well and I hope this may find you the same/ This is a Delightful Sunday morning here with us and  I doo so much wish I could be at home this  morning to go to church for we have no church  her/ we seldom know here when sunday comes/ things go on evry day just alike, pay no more atansion sunday then any other day and I think  it is very wrong to doo so/I think you will here  of another Battle before long at Corinth or thair about/our Army is advancing evry day upon it/  we are determined to take it now all though it may cost a great may lifes/thay have a very large  Army thair and Burigard is thair himself to  command/but I think we will be anough for them/ I sopose you begin to want some muny but you will have to wait till we get pait/we look for to be pait the first of next month for four months wich will be due us then and I hope I will have  a chance to come home by that time to see you once more/ but it is very uncirten to tell any thing  about it/God kows what is best for us and we  must leave it all with him/he will make all  things right in due time when he see fit/ I sopose you have receivd that box that I sent by Mr. McKee and my wach I have send  by him/I would like to here from it if he got it thrue safe/it is purty hard to get such things thrue/ 
        I could send you a gread meny thing that we have more then we can use if I had a chance/ it must be very hard for you to get get along but can not be helpt/Just I hope the boys will try to help you all thay can and be obedient to you/ your ever faithful Husband J.G. Burggraf  My Dear Children I want to have a word to say to you/ be kind to your Mother and obay her what she says to you and what she tells you to doo and God will reward you for it/ if you only new what your Father has to go thrue you would be the best children in the world/ but you can not see in to it now/ but you will see it when you get older and then you will be sorry for many things that you have don/ I hope you will remember your Father evry morning and night when you Pray and pray for yourselfs to make you good children/ how bat you would make me feel if you should not obay your Mother when it is so hard to get along for her and she will shurly write to me how you doo/ now try and be good children I want you to writ to me as often as you can/ I am always glad to here from you  your ever loving and affectionate Father  J. G. Burggraf