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Camp of the 11 Mass Vol June the 6th 1865 Dear wife I sit down to write those few loynes to you hoping it will find you and children in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present. Dear wife I should ans. your letter before this date but I was weating to get orders to go home every day, but we have got none as yet. There did 50 men…

Camp in the field A near Burks Station Virginia April 16th 1865 Dear wife I main to inform you that I have arrived here today after marching over 200 miles and I main to inform you that I am in good health and in good spirits thanks be to God for his blessing to me. I ment to writ to you before this but I had no time. For this last 15 days and…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol A near Peeters bourgh VA January the 27th 1865 Dear wife I sit down with pleasure to write those few loines to you hoping it will find you and the childrn in good health as the departure of this me in at present thanks be to God for His Blessing to us all. I main to let you now that I received a letter from you dated…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol December the 20th 1864 Dear wife and chil- l sit down to write those few loins hoping it will find ye in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I main to inform you that I received a letter from you dated 12 ins. which I have got the Gospal that you…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol December the 13th 64 Dear wife I sit down with pleasur to address those few loines to you hoping it will find you and childrn in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I wrot a letter to you on the first day of the month and got no ans. as yet. Also I…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol near Petersbourgh V.A. December the 4th 1864 Dear wife I sit down with pleasure to write those few loinis to you and children hoping it will find ye in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I main to inform you that I got a letter from you on the…

Camp of the 11 Regt Mass Vol A near Petersbourgh V.A Nov. 29, 1864 Miss Mary Lalley Dear daughter I sit down to write those few loines to you hoping it will find ye all in good health as the departure of this leave me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to me. Dear Mary Today is thanksgiving day and I thought as long as you did not…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol A near Peterbourgh V.A November the 1st 1864 Dear wife and children I sit down after a long and tiresome week to address a few loines to ye hoping the will find ye in good health as the departur of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to me. I rec'd your letter togeather with the 5 dollar on…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol A nears Petersborough V.A Oct. 31, 1864 Dear wife I sit down to ans. your note of the 17 which gave me great pleasure of hering from you and the children being in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I main to let you now that I do not want for any…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol A near Petersborough V.A. Oct the 17th 1864 Mis Mary Lalley Dear daughter I sit down with pleasure to ans your note of the 12 ins which I have received and I am very happy to here that you and mother and sisters and brother was in good health as the departure of this leaves your father in at present thanks be to God…