Camp Bathel Tennesee August 19th 1862  Dear Eliza  Mr. Brease was here and so I thaught I would send you some muny by him/ we got Pait off yesterday/ I sent you 15 dollars is all I can spare this time/ I only drawed 26 dollars and then I had Borrowed 6 dollars wich I have to Pay back this time/ that will  leaf  me with 5 dollars to keep till I draw again/ I got a pair of Boots and pait 5 dollars for them out of the 6 that I borrowed/ next month will be time for us to draw again for another two months/ Mr. Pease I sopose is not going to pay me any thing more extry/ he is not allowed to ot keep me any longer/ thair is none of the Officers allowed to keep any inlisted Soldiers any more/ thay have to imploy negrows for survents and I also  sent you some blankeds 2 white ones/ I have bought pait 5 dollers for them and the other one I have found/ I was in hobes that I could come home after pay day but it is all noct in head/ thair is no giting away now/ Mr Pease says he tried to get me of but could doo nothing 
        Mr. Brease can tell you how i look/ I am well and giting fat on geen corn and Peachis and I hope this may find you the same Your Affectionate Husband  J. G. Burggraf  The big knife that is in the blankeds belongs to Wm Farrow take care of it till he come and cales for it