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1864-12-16-Page 03

pound of rice each day till the wagons get back from the landing where we expect to get our rations from and mail also.
All of the communications leading to the City of Savannah are cut off and the City will have to be given up when their supplies give out the City is strongly fortified but that does no good when it is surrounded.  I think we shall get plenty of supplies when Sherman gets his base well established and a better communication that we had at Atlanta, we have not had mail regular since we left Lookout Valley but now the rebels can not tear up our communication.  I hear there has five men come tonight from a rebel prison in S.C., they belong to the 134th,, Regt N.Y.V. of our Brigade.  I shall see them soon as I can and see if they know any thing about the prisoners of our Reg,,.  they are Officers and I hardly think they were with the enlisted men.
I have been very well on this march and the first one the Regt ever made when I have not had to carry a gun and knapsack I have got a horse and ride when we march it is a captured horse and shall have to turn it in when we get Into a permanet Camp I dont know as I can send this tomorrow but shall try for I know you must want to hear from me as I do from you.

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pound of rice each day till the wagons get back from the landing where we expect to get our rations from and mail also. All of the communications leading to the City of Savannah are cut off and the City will have to be given up when their supplies give out the City is strongly fortified but that does no good when it is surrounded. I think we shall get plenty of supplies when Sherman gets his base well established and a better communication that we had at Atlanta, we have not had mail regular since we left Lookout Valley but now the rebels can not tear up our communication. I hear there has five men come tonight from a rebel prison in S.C., they belong to the 134th,, Regt N.Y.V. of our Brigade. I shall see them soon as I can and see if they know any thing about the prisoners of our Reg,,. they are Officers and I hardly think they were with the enlisted men. I have been very well on this march and the first one the Regt ever made when I have not had to carry a gun and knapsack I have got a horse and ride when we march it is a captured horse and shall have to turn it in when we get Into a permanet Camp I dont know as I can send this tomorrow but shall try for I know you must want to hear from me as I do from you.