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to Respected Miss (Kitty)

They are close to the Rebels now and there should be a fight soon. The only reason there wasn't one before is because they didn't have guns.

GLC02170.03

to Respected Miss (Kitty)

He apologizes for having played a trick on her recently but it was the first of April. The last time he heard from her, she wasn't well.

GLC02170.06

to Kitty

He heard that his regiment is going to Little Rock.It is quiet for the most part but once in a while there is a skirmish in the neighborhood.

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to Kitty

He is still in the hospital acting as a nurse. The work is dull and he does not get to see what is going on.He describes how the ladies from the city come in often to visit the sick.

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to Catherine (Kitty)

He has joined his regiment in the field again. They are sleeping in log cabins and it is really quite nice. He has no hope of getting back home any time soon.

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to Kitty

He has what the doctor calls Fistula and it will take some time to get better. They are going to send him up the river. He longs for peaches and mellons.

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to Kitty

He got a letter from Jim the other day. He is sorry to hear that she still has a cough. He does not know wwhen he is coming home since they are not granting many furloughs.

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to Respected Parents

He recently heard of his grandmother's death. It is doubtful again whether he will get to come home now. His fistula is not bothering him much.

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to Respected Miss (Kitty)

They are in Tennessee now and will most likey stay 4 or 5 days as they are being used as a guard. He got a letter from mary Dubois.

GLC02170.05

to Miss (Kitty)

They are now in Memphis. The people there like to insult their army as they're going through town. Unfortunately, he can't come home now.

GLC02170.08

to Kitty

He gets anxious waiting to hear from her. A fight in their area is expected soon. Their sleeping quarters are very nice at present. He wishes he could eat peaches with her.

GLC02170.15

to Kitty

He would love to be with her on Christmas and New Year's. He heard that his mother was sick. He is pretty sure, he, James and he will not be able to come to Monroe.

GLC02170.20

to Miss (Kitty)

He enjoyed himself over Christmas and New Years but would much rather have spent it with her. He will get her Christmas present when he gets home sometime this winter. John Bakes has reenlisted.

GLC02170.37

to Kitty

He offers to pay for her to go to school in Bloomington.He does not want her to waste herself. He tells her James Reagers is in Louisville, KY currently.

GLC02170.45

to Miss (Kitty)

Unfortunately, he did not get his pay so she will have to postpone going to school for a while, at least until July. He wishes he could go horseback riding with her now that she has a new saddle.

GLC02170.47

to Miss (Kitty)

.He thinks she should not tell anyone he gave her money because they will not leave her alone if they knew. He would love to go to church with her but they will have to be patient.

GLC02170.53

to Miss (Kitty)

He expects to be home by the Presidential election. He mentions breaking Mr. Baruft's buggy.

GLC02170.60

to Catherine (Kitty)

The cold is as bad in the South as it is in the North. Nothing new is happening. A mutual friend of theirs is sick.

GLC02170.19

to Miss (Kitty)

He might get to come home in the winter. A fellow soldier who saw her picture has fallen in love with her.

GLC02170.32

to friend

he heard from Jim. He has a Christmas gift for her. He got Jenny a silk apron for Christmas.

GLC02170.36

to C. Sciscoe (Kitty)

He would love to be home while Henry and J. are at homebut he is not sure now if he will actually get to come. He describes his surroundings as dry and there is hardly anything worth speaking about.

GLC02170.41

to Kitty

Henry wrote to her that there was a party at their house recently and there were the prettiest girls he ever saw there.He tells Kitty that ladies like her who are looking to get married had better be looking around now.

GLC02170.43

to Miss (Kitty)

He has the chills. He is glad she is not taking the postponemnet of her school too hard. He does not expect he will get to come home any time soon. He tells her not to work too hard planting the corn.

GLC02170.48

to Miss (Kitty)

He is thinking they should get married in the fall. But they will keep it a secret for now. He's afraid he will catch the "Fatal Disease" when he goes home but he has been exposed to most diseases in the army.

GLC02170.58

to Catherine (Kitty)

The hospital has moved down on the banks of the river. The nuns left but not before converting a couple of the boys. He thinks she must be lonesome now that most of the boys have left.

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