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Camp 154 N.Y.V.  In the Field July 9th,,/64
I have been very fortunate in every fight yet and so has our Company.  I have had my gun hitt twice once at Chancellorsville and once near Dallas.  I am thankful to the all wise being that I have thus far been spared to relate the history of eight hard fought battles which I have been in, but some of them we have not been in the front line consequently we have not lost a great many in some of the hard fights, but we have lost a larger proportion than the rest of the Regiments or Corps in this Army. We have not heard from the Chicago convention yet or whether it was postponed or not I should write oftener but there is no chance to send mall In four or five days some times and when there is we do not Know it till the time to send it comes. Now as I tell you do not wait for a letter from me but write often as you can and Llbbie too.  I wrote to her a short time Since, I saw the list in the paper of the deaths in Ga of prisoners there was one of our Company Allen Robins his name.
Mother you have enough to see to at home without worrying or wishing you could help the wounded Soldiers. I Know they see hard times when wounded and left on the field but all is done for them that can be. We have Clothes a-plenty and rations too Such as they are. money we could not use if we had it unless we want Tobacco and that I dont want you Know. I see you think I must be patient and contented to not get discouraged when we are so fatigued and tired. I look at it like choosing the best of the two worst if I get homesick it will make it the worse for me.
This is a pleasant country if it were not desolated so by war there is some fine buildings but the Rebl citizens have all removed South when Johnston fell back there is a great deal of woods here on these mountains and along the River so we are favored some with shade. this hot weather. Please tell Aunt Mary I should be glad to hear from her.  I have had a few black-berries but there is so many after them that they go fast as they get ripe and some of them green. I have not seen any other Kind of berries here. I tell you I should like a Short cake of Straw berries about this time of the day and be there to eat it with you all. Tell Harty that I will write to him soon as I get time.

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Camp 154 N.Y.V. In the Field July 9th,,/64 I have been very fortunate in every fight yet and so has our Company. I have had my gun hitt twice once at Chancellorsville and once near Dallas. I am thankful to the all wise being that I have thus far been spared to relate the history of eight hard fought battles which I have been in, but some of them we have not been in the front line consequently we have not lost a great many in some of the hard fights, but we have lost a larger proportion than the rest of the Regiments or Corps in this Army. We have not heard from the Chicago convention yet or whether it was postponed or not I should write oftener but there is no chance to send mall In four or five days some times and when there is we do not Know it till the time to send it comes. Now as I tell you do not wait for a letter from me but write often as you can and Llbbie too. I wrote to her a short time Since, I saw the list in the paper of the deaths in Ga of prisoners there was one of our Company Allen Robins his name. Mother you have enough to see to at home without worrying or wishing you could help the wounded Soldiers. I Know they see hard times when wounded and left on the field but all is done for them that can be. We have Clothes a-plenty and rations too Such as they are. money we could not use if we had it unless we want Tobacco and that I dont want you Know. I see you think I must be patient and contented to not get discouraged when we are so fatigued and tired. I look at it like choosing the best of the two worst if I get homesick it will make it the worse for me. This is a pleasant country if it were not desolated so by war there is some fine buildings but the Rebl citizens have all removed South when Johnston fell back there is a great deal of woods here on these mountains and along the River so we are favored some with shade. this hot weather. Please tell Aunt Mary I should be glad to hear from her. I have had a few black-berries but there is so many after them that they go fast as they get ripe and some of them green. I have not seen any other Kind of berries here. I tell you I should like a Short cake of Straw berries about this time of the day and be there to eat it with you all. Tell Harty that I will write to him soon as I get time.