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Camp of 2d Mass Regts
near Stafford Court House
May 29th 1863.
Dear E,
I received yours of the 25th last
evening and as I happen to have a little
leasure this forenoon, I thought I would [improve?]
the chance to write. You ask if there is any
danger (or prospect I supposed you meen) of
our going into another fight soon. Of course
we cant tell, but the prospect is that we shall
be idle some time unless Lee should be foolis[h]
enough (which I pray to Heaven he may) cross
the river and atack us on this side, which if
he dose, will be the death blow for him, our army
never was in better spirits and is not so weak
in numbers or morail as the folks at home
think for, And let me say one thing to you
that whoever thinks, says, or pretends to hope
that the South will ever gain their independence
are eathere fools, copperheads, or villians, and