Civil War Letter

We have a Civil War letter in the store today.  We are trying to research the family of this man, Jay Talbott.  He enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry and went to battles at Jackson and Champion Hill.  The letter is written to his brother from outside Vicksburg on May 23, 1863 (right after these battles). 

Here is a transcript of the letter:

May the 23 /63  (1863)

Camp 4 miles below Vicksb  (Vicksburg)

Dear brother,

take this present opportunity to let you no that we ar well and hope these feew

lines will find you all well well all we have had Some hard times Since i last Saw you

we have had some hard fiting to do(?) not ar the boys that took the Capitol of Mississippi

and we done it in twoo hours from the time we commenced till we were in the city

well we have ben clean around this great plase we ar guarding prisoners that we took at Jackson

and at Champion hill we have 35 hunderd of the darnd cuses we have been fiting hear for 9 days soe havedriv them out of 3 lines of there breast ranks and we are shelling them like thunder for my part it has all most mad me deef

well all am tird and doneout and dont feel like writing So good by i could
give you a big letter

if i felt like writing

Jay Talbott

(?) 6 Talbott

i have not got any letters from you since i was at your haus

Direct to:

Co D 80 Reigt OVi

(Company D,  80 Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry)

Via memphis, Ten

7 Division

17 army Corpse