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He sent her money but does not think she will need it now since she just got married. He applied for a furlough. They are now in the Dakota Territory.

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The weather has been lousy. He asks her to subscribe to a good illustrated paper and send it to him.

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He does not like how the officers have them attack the Indians at night since that is their best hold. It gives the Indians a chance to get away from them. They do not know how many Indians they killed since the Indians dragged off their dead...

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There was a terrible storm and a lot of their stock died. One man's tent blew away and he nearly froze to death. They came upon 700 Indians but did not attack. Instead they waited for reinforcements.

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The big topic is reenlisting. He thinks he will do it because it would only be one more year for 402 dollars. He is sick of Indian territory and would rather go south.

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