Pitsburg Landing Camp McClernent Tenn April 14th 1862  Dear Eliza  I write you a few lines  that I am well hoping this may find  you all the same/ I sopose you have  heard of the Great Battle that we  had here on the 6th and 7th of this  month/ one of the greatest that we  had in this war/ I can not disscribe  the scenes to you that I have seen/  Fort Doonelson was nothing to this  for slater of men/ you can find  out all the perticulars at Mr Peases/  he has written all the perticulars  more then I can doo howe I come  very near being taking Prisner/ we  just excapt as the enemy was coming  in our camp/ five minutes more  and thay would have had us/  thay come unexpected while we  are eating brackfast and by bate  Gennerelship on our sid/ but thay got  the wrst of it/ thay lost killed about  7,000 that we burred and wonted  20,000 and a great many prisners/  how many I know not/ and our loss  was great too/ about 3,000 killed  and 5,000 woonted/  you can not  imagine the sights that I seene/  it was horrible to see the dead botis  lying around on the ground/ as many  as 6 and 7 lying in one pile sometimes  and coffering ground for 7 miles long  and 3 miles wide/ I hope I shell  never see another such sight/  Col Pease run a very narrow escape  of being killed/ thair was a ball  struck him on the bally and it would  have gone thrue him had it not bin  for the plate on his belt wich it 
        struck and dented it away in and  dit not go thrue it/ you can see the  ball that struck him/ he send  it home to his folks/ he has  gained himself a great name in  this army/ he was so brave/ he  was the first one that fought the  enemy and kept them at bay when thay  first atected us/ but the overwhel ming fosse mate them retreit/  during the battle he was in 7 engagements/  our Ricment lost 20 killed and  90 woonted and some few missing/  Col Pease told me to say to you you must  go to Mrs. Pease and she will read  you his letters/ he gives the ful  details of the battle.  I receivd a letter from you on the  8th of this month dated  March 30th and was very glad to here  from you all/ Williams letter pleased  me very much and I hope I shel here  from him again and Frank and Liza  too and Margret/ I sopose she is  made at me for not writing to her  but I can not help it/ it is  as much as I can doo to write  you/ I have but little opportunity  to write/ I know nothing more to  write at pressent/ I will have to  close with my love to you all/  Your affectionate Husband J.G. Burggraf   write as soon as you can