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papers now to get the news from
but this one thing we know that they
have moved about 20000 men over the
river within a verry short time I you
get any important news when you write
let me know it is the policy of war not
to let the soldiers know what is a going on
in the war department You wanto know
who my comrads are that tent with me
the 1st sargent is one and John Ellis of Sherman
M T Ellwell and myself ocupy one tent
this morning I swept our house and washed
our dishes and hung out our beds &c dont
you think that I am quite a house maid
for a soldier If you are a mind to cend
me your likenesses I will keep them next
my heart I will get mine for you as soon
as I can get a pass to go to th cittie
Daph I am the heviest man on the job
I weigh 225 lbs I do not know as they
can take my likness at one with breaking
their apperatus I can hear some heavy
fireing down the river I think that