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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