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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 of the 11 Regt. Mass Vol A near the Rappanock Station Virginia September the 14, 1863 Dear wife I sit down with pleasure to write those few loynes to [you] and the 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. Dear wife I main to let you now…

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…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Nare Martinbourgh MD July 15, 1863 Dear wife and children I take this oppertunity of writing those few loynes hoping it will find ye in good health as this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I main to let you now that I got safe out of the last battle which was fought on the 2 and 3 of July and…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol. V.A. May 25, 1863 Dear wife and childrn I rec'd a letter from you dated the 15 ins which makes me feel happy to here that you and the childrn is in good health as the departure of this leave me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I main to let you now that my health is improved very much since I…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass. Vol. V.A. May the 11th 1863 Dear wife I sit down with pleasure to write those few loyns to you and the children hoping that it will find ye in good health as the departure of this leaves me in at present thanks be to God and the Blessed Virgin to bring me safe a through the battle of last week where I have left a good…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol V.A. April 21, 1863 Dear wife I set down with pleasure to write those few loynes to you hoping it will find you and the childrn in good health as the departure of this leaves me at present thanks be to God for His Bls' to us all. I main to let you now that I have being paid on the 17 ins. 4 months pay and there is 30…

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 11 Regt Mass Vol VA March 3O, 1863 Dear wife and children I rec'd a letter from you yesterday which gave 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. I feel very happy that John is gone to Callifornia for that is a better place…

Camp of the 11 Reg't Mass Vol. V.A. March 2, 1863 Dear wife and children I Sit down to write those few loynes to you hoping it will find ye in good health as this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to us all. I main to inform you that I have got the box, and all that was in it is a ham and 6 lumons and 6 oringes and a few…