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to Elvira Winegar

They have been foraging for chicken and beef. They have also been chopping wood. He suspects it is their last night here. Shane was there today. He has been sick.

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to Elvira Winegar

He has gained five pounds since he was in Tennessee. They had a supper of chickens the other night and Bill Gallagher joined them. He says the secessionists are sick of the war.

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to Elvira Winegar

He is sending her cotton by way of Elder Reed. It will be at Ranson V. Fuller's store.

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to Elvira Winegar

He has gained even more weight. He tells her to come visit since they cannot get any more furloughs. They are sleeping on straw.

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to Elvira Winegar

They are currently under General McArthur and he is very good. There are 20,000 troops there. Their tents are too small but the General has promised larger ones. He wants the son of a mutual friend to stay with her in the summer. Their friend Bill is...

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to Elvira Winegar

He has not seen Bill yet. They send foraging parties out every day now and have built their own oven. They must bake their own bread. They build log huts and puts the tents over them for a roof.

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to Elvira Winegar

George has not got over his wound but he will not get a discharge. He hopes the war ends in the winter. He tells her not worry about him because there is not much danger there.

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to Elvira Winegar

They lost a man when the cavalry came in contact with the rebels, but have not heard from them since. Bill is not far away but he is in a different division.

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to Elvira Winegar

They just got marching orders. George cannot march, however. They have followed the rebels some distance. He has enough money for now. Yesterday the cavalry took 50 prisoners.

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to Elvira Winegar

He's been working on the railroad bridge that the Rebels burned and could not write her earlier. The weather is splendid. It is rumored they will guard the railroad, in which case they will not leave their present location anytime soon.

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to Elvira Winegar

He is worried because he has not heard from her in a while. They have been living pretty good lately, for there are sweet potatoes and molasses and meat aplenty. Bill will work on the Talahatchie bridge. He talks about the rate of cotton and says he...

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to Elvira Winegar

He is now working with Bill. He talks about what they should do with the old cow they own.

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to Elvira Winegar

He spilled something on the letter he wrote last night, but he will have to send it anyway.

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to Elvira Winegar

He writes that he will be joining a special mechanic corps. Their duties will be to build and repair railroads and bridges, and there is extra pay.

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to Elvira Winegar

General George Griffin is sick. They took some food from secessionists. He has not seen Bill since Jackson. They have about 1 million dollars' worth of cotton now.

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to Elvira Winegar

They have been on the move constantly. He has had picket duty since they arrived as which explains why he hasn't written as much as he could have. He not received any mail from her. They are currently camped along the Charleston and Memphis railroad.

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to Elvira Winegar

He mentions a General Price and his nephew. George is cooking for the Captain currently. There have been some cases of the measles. He has not seen Bill since Abbotville.

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to Elvira Winegar

Very faded.

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to Elvira Winegar

He writes that they have not been paid. Dick Emmonds died of the measles yesterday. He misses his family and hopes the war will end soon.

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to Elvira Winegar

There was a snowstorm that brought a foot of snow. Peter Carmen shot his thumbs off that morning while mishandling his gun. He will probably be discharged. They have orders to leave soon.

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to Elvira Winegar

They are at Memphis on board a boat and will be heading to Vixburg. He tells her to write to Loren to see if he will stay with her next summer. He is sick of the way the war is going.

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to Elvira Winegar

They left memphis on Tuesday and arrived there last night. They are near the shore at the mouth of the Yazoo River and there were three regiments on board the boat. He wants her to borrow some money for the property if she can since he is paid...

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to Elvira Winegar

The had a hard time on the boat. The captain has been very sick but he has been getting better, Col. Church is still alive. He asks what the taxes are on their property. He hopes they will have Vixburg before long.

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to Elvira Winegar

He quit smoking 2 weeks ago. Capt. Loop is sick so he is going home and Lt. Randall resigned. They are glad because no one really liked liked Randall.

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to Elvira Winegar

He describes his surroundings, and then goes on to talk about the stove in his tent. He talks about all the different food they make in the army.

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