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          Camp of 2d Mass

                Regt Vol Regt.

                    March 20th 1864

Dear E   I have received two letters from you

             this week, and a book for which receive

             my sincere thanks. The weather has been

quite cool the last week but today (Sunday) it's warm

and pleasant The Gurrilars made a rade the other night

on the R.R. about six miles from here, run a train

off the tract burned three cars and robed the pasengers

of some three or four hundred dollars. We were turned

out under arm and went down but a company from

the 123d New York had drove them off and we went

to work clearing the track and laying new ties and

rails [?] where they had burnt, and been torn up.

We got through at day light and came home on

the first train from Chattanooga, which hearing of

the raid had stoped at Deckard 12 miles above.

There is no news from the front of any acount,

and it will probably be some time before they comence

operations; but when they do, I only hope we shall

be victorious, and the Rebelion's crushed and by

another spring I shall be at home with you and

we will enjoy ourselves, fixing up the house and place,

for now I have something to keep me at home when I am

in Lynn. And as for drinking liquor not a drop pases

my lips either at home or in the army. I know that I am

cross and sometimees inconsistent when I have been drinking

but never has my love for you changed for an hour

since we were married, And God only knows how I have

sufferd and how many sleepless nights I have passed

after our quarrels. As for being [jelous] of you you know

that I have never doubted your virtue or honor for an