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entrenching themselves every few miles

and contesting every foot of ground but its

no use The Condereracy is gon up and

the Johnies begin at last to realise the fact

but there is work to be done yet and we

are able to do it, The weather is very warm

but we generaly have a good breeze, which

makes it more endurable than it would

be in Massacheusetts. Murray received

a letter from Octave night before last

and she thinks it singular that I dont

get my letters, but I received your

last letter writen in May, the other evening

but none in this month. and all the papers

but they'll get along by and by. Give my

love to all and tell them if they will

only write I night stand a chance

to get one out of half a dozen, and it

is not so much trouble for them, as it for me as I am

writing this on my knees, and the Johnies throwiing shot and

shell over our heads every few minutes, but good by darling

and write yourself if they dont, Yours Truly Foster

Kiss the children for me and when I get more paper I

will write a longer letter.