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Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863

02_1863-04-00 Page 02

of us used to live in.  Thomas Hinton and Harrison Hickenlooper jined our squad and we are all living peaceably together and have been ever since yesterday.  We move up here yesterday.  I suppose the change was made in order to get us closer to our Fort.  we were camped before about a half mile from the Fort.  now we are close up to it.  The guerrillas cant make a dash now and cut us off from the Fort.  I suppose you will find in this the short epistle I wrote about the battle of Shiloh   I didnt suppose it would take up so much room or I never would have commenced it   however I didnt state more than half the particulars at last.  Still I will have to be more brief here after or I will never get throug.  when you write you mus tell me how much of them have come to hand.  I wrote to father the other day giving him some of my views of the general topics of the day   I told him then

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of us used to live in. Thomas Hinton and Harrison Hickenlooper jined our squad and we are all living peaceably together and have been ever since yesterday. We move up here yesterday. I suppose the change was made in order to get us closer to our Fort. we were camped before about a half mile from the Fort. now we are close up to it. The guerrillas cant make a dash now and cut us off from the Fort. I suppose you will find in this the short epistle I wrote about the battle of Shiloh I didnt suppose it would take up so much room or I never would have commenced it however I didnt state more than half the particulars at last. Still I will have to be more brief here after or I will never get throug. when you write you mus tell me how much of them have come to hand. I wrote to father the other day giving him some of my views of the general topics of the day I told him then