1LT. ALBERT G. GREEN,
CO. K, 10TH TEXAS INFANTRY

James Dear son

                                                       I seat myself this morning to write to you I have as yet received but one letter from you & two from your mother since I left home, about the 20th of April  not a word from any body else. Don't that seem hard when I write every week or oftener. I have concluded that you are all so much engaged at work that you have scarcely time to think of me much less write    Well let that be as it may I have a right to do as I please in this thing - so have you & I intent to exercise my privilege. I can't. I will be so liberal as heretofore.

    We have just rec'd a dispatch in Camp that Mclelan & Pope's Forces have been cut to pieces & 30,000 prisoners taken. Mcl, P. mortally wounded & Sickles killed also we captd in Ky Genl Nelson's Force 10,000 strong & took immense stores. All communication cut off between Nashville & Louisville Ky. Every thing there in our hands & the Kys are rallying round our standard, So that leaves their forces in Tenn cut off. If we were in possession of Ft. Pillow, we would soon do this yankee trick here, but as long as Pillow remains in their possession they have a place of refuge by which to retreat. Our forces are now about 12 or 15,000 thousand If it were not for yankee pride there is not a doubt but they would make overtures for peace. Should their reverses continue during the fall campaign the will badly need the 6,000,000 call before they can get them into action. There is now great demonstration & effort making now against the Lincoln Administration & there is one of the greatest hopes for a peace. This winter, Our prospects are much brighter now than ever before let all clouds disperse for if we continue to rely on a ruling Providence & use the means thrown around us, We will never be slaves. We can now see day dawning clearly, & it will soon usher a new era upon us, be a good boy, be honest, & remember your grateful, Father

       Thursday 11th Thomas Dear Son, I can't see why you are always running round as Jas stated in his letter. You would certainly be in much better business reading, writing or ciphering. In other words going to school to your Aunt, for its through her that I expect to give you boys a start at least towards an education. So whenever you Jas or Will can make it a point like good ole decent boys who desired to be some body in the world, who intended to make your marks to take your books under your arms & go to her & she will instruct you, I know I know that you can do this. In doing it you will make your mother happy & be filling a request of Pa, which if he could hear that you filled would go very far to reconcile him to suffer in camp all that a Father would suffer for Sons & God would bless each of you. But if to the contrary my very Soul would be wounded & I would feel as though I had been deserted by those who should love me most. God would never bless you.    Your Pa