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1865-01-15 Page 03

hope a fiew more days will bring me late news from home, I am Sure there is a fine lot of letters on the road for me. I keep telling the boys that it must be the fault of the mailes and not (our friends at home) for I am sure (my friends) write to me and that there will be the more news when the mail does arrive. 
We are Still in Camp on the Savannah River one mile from Town, but there is strong talk of our mooving In a fiew days, I will write you before we start, I visited the City Last Tuesday, in company with my Friend Capt..Cameron, (the Capt..) Called for me early in the morning and (brot with him a fine horse) for me to Ride, we rode all over the City and then witnessed the Review of Genl..Kilpatricks Cavalery by Genl. Sherman, the review was a grand one, we took our stand on Bay Street apposite the Exchange buildings, at 12. M. and the procession did not pass where we were Stationed until after 3 P.M.

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hope a fiew more days will bring me late news from home, I am Sure there is a fine lot of letters on the road for me. I keep telling the boys that it must be the fault of the mailes and not (our friends at home) for I am sure (my friends) write to me and that there will be the more news when the mail does arrive. We are Still in Camp on the Savannah River one mile from Town, but there is strong talk of our mooving In a fiew days, I will write you before we start, I visited the City Last Tuesday, in company with my Friend Capt..Cameron, (the Capt..) Called for me early in the morning and (brot with him a fine horse) for me to Ride, we rode all over the City and then witnessed the Review of Genl..Kilpatricks Cavalery by Genl. Sherman, the review was a grand one, we took our stand on Bay Street apposite the Exchange buildings, at 12. M. and the procession did not pass where we were Stationed until after 3 P.M.