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1864-06-24-Page 02

I suppose you see all the war news in the papers so I will not write any for I dont know as much about that as you do Monroe and Isaac Smith were sent to the Rospital about the 29th,, or 30th,, of May and I have not heard from them since Monroe has a letter here and I shall send it to him soon as I know where he is. if you see Sarah ask her where he is and send me his address.  It is uncertain about Greely being killed no one saw him hirt and he was seen near the Rebel Rifle pits, so I have some hopes of his being all right yet.  I saw a list of the drafted in Leon, it was very good especily on the Wellses.  We belong to the 20th,, Corps 2d,, Division and 2nd,, Brigade.  I got my hat the time we lay at Kingston Ga,, and it come in play good then.  It appears that you have not got my letter written since the 25th,, of May I hope you will get them all right.
I dont see why Lyb dont write since she is married I shall have to give her a talking to if she dont write ere long. The letters direct the same as before. put on 20th,, Corps instead of 11th,, The mail goes out this P.M. and I think we shall get some mail, I hope so.  Tell all the folks if I dont write they need not think I dont want to hear from them, for if any one loves to get a letter it is me and on the march or battle field is the time when I love to get mall, now please tell Libbie to write soom and long letters too. I will close for now and write some more if we can send this P.M. 
Yours as ever, M. W. Darling
P.M. I have just eat my dinner and will mail this now hoping to get a letter from home this P.M.     good bye for this time 
M.W.D. 
Charly please write will you? 
Cell D.

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I suppose you see all the war news in the papers so I will not write any for I dont know as much about that as you do Monroe and Isaac Smith were sent to the Rospital about the 29th,, or 30th,, of May and I have not heard from them since Monroe has a letter here and I shall send it to him soon as I know where he is. if you see Sarah ask her where he is and send me his address. It is uncertain about Greely being killed no one saw him hirt and he was seen near the Rebel Rifle pits, so I have some hopes of his being all right yet. I saw a list of the drafted in Leon, it was very good especily on the Wellses. We belong to the 20th,, Corps 2d,, Division and 2nd,, Brigade. I got my hat the time we lay at Kingston Ga,, and it come in play good then. It appears that you have not got my letter written since the 25th,, of May I hope you will get them all right. I dont see why Lyb dont write since she is married I shall have to give her a talking to if she dont write ere long. The letters direct the same as before. put on 20th,, Corps instead of 11th,, The mail goes out this P.M. and I think we shall get some mail, I hope so. Tell all the folks if I dont write they need not think I dont want to hear from them, for if any one loves to get a letter it is me and on the march or battle field is the time when I love to get mall, now please tell Libbie to write soom and long letters too. I will close for now and write some more if we can send this P.M. Yours as ever, M. W. Darling P.M. I have just eat my dinner and will mail this now hoping to get a letter from home this P.M. good bye for this time M.W.D. Charly please write will you? Cell D.