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Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol A near Brandy Station VA February 13, 1864 Dear Mary I have rec'd your letter tonight which gives me great pleasure to here that you and mother and sister Marthure and Margret and brother Johnney was in good health as the departure of this leaves your father in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all.…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol A near Brandy Station V.A January the 20th 1864 To Miss Mary Lalley Dear daughter I sit down with pleasure to write those few loynes to you and mother and Marthure and Margret and Johney hoping to the Lord that this will find ye all in good health as the departure of this leaves your father in at present thanks be to…

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 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…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol Near Culpepper V.A. Sept. 27, 1863 Mis Mary Lalley Dear daughter I feel happy today as it is Sunday to have time to sit down to ans. your letter. Thanks be to the Lord that you and your mother and sisters and brother is in good health as the departure of this leaves your father in at present thanks be to God for his…

September the 16, 1862 Arlington Hights V.A. Dear wife and children I sit down with pleasure to write those few loynes to ye hoping it will find ye in good health as this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to me. I main to let ye now that I feel very much improved this last 2 weeks for we had the first Rest for 9 months and…

Camp of the 11 Regt Mass Vol A near Culpepper V.A. September 20th 1863 Dear wife and children I sit down with pleasure to write those few loynes to ye 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 us all. Dear wife I main to let you know that the Army has moved…

Camp Near York Town Va. April 13th 1862 Dear wife and children I sit down with pleasure to write those few loynes to you hoping that is will find you in good health as this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to me. Dear wife I main to let you now that I landed here this foornoon after a long march. We left our old Camp 7 of…

Camp of 11 Regt Mass. Vol V.A. April 13, 1863 Dear wife and children I rec'd a letter from you on the 10 inst which gives me great pleasure to here that ye ware well and in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. Dear wife I am sorry to say that I have not being paid as yet for I…

Camp of the 11 Regt Mass Vol near the Rappanick Station VA August the 10 / 1863 Dear wife and children I sit down with pleasure to write those few loynes to ye 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 a week…