Vigsburg Febuary 2nd/64    Dear Eliza   I would have writen  to you before but I dit not  have time I have bin very  buissy since we com here  we arived here last Saturday  and camped out on the bank  of the river without any tents  and moved out of the city to  day about 3 miles in the  rear of the city and tomorrow  morning we have to march  in to wards Jackson Miss, about  40 miles east we had a very   plessent trip this time on the  boat but I think we will   have a very ruf time of it  from this on, it is now  late at night and I must  close and have to walk out  
        to camp yet which is 3 miles  So good night and may God  bless you all and keep you  in good health as this leaves  me at pressent I hope I   may soon here from you  your affectionate husband    J. G. Burggraf