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July 11th 1862

Governor Washburn

Sir, having been 
in the service in the
Second Maine Regt.
for fourteen months
and honorably discharged
from the same,
I wish to enlist again 
for the purpose of seeing 
the end of this 
Rebellion and restoring
peace to this once happy
nation.  I think that 
I am capable of holding
a commission in the
volunteer service if I
cannot get a commission
I shall enlist as a
private