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have that priviledge before many months
as this thing must wind up this sumer
if the folks at home do thier duty and come
up like true patriots with men and money
There is no prospect of our leaveing here
for some time. At least not to join our Corps
as they will have no use for the bagage as
long as the army is on an active campaign
which will be as long as Jeff has a sign of an
Army. but Sherman and Grant have got him
into pretty close quarters and will soon
win the Hourse or loose the Saddle, and
of course thier can be no question which
of them it will be. You say truly there will
be hard fighting this Spring, but If things
work right there will be but one battle, the last
gigantic strugle of the monster Rebelion, but
it will strugle hard, and will die hard, but
Grant and Shermans Armies can whip all
Lee can bring into the field Black and White
I am home sick enough the lord knows and
want to see thing over, but as I have tolled you
many times there can never be peace untill
the Rebels lay down thier arms and return to