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�    Camp of the 20th Maine Vol
      Near the Jerusalen Blank Ro
                          Jan 7th 1865
My Dear Sister
                     It is with the 
grate plasure that I take my pin
in hand to writ you a few lines to 
let you know that I am wel and 
hope that theas few lines wil find
you the same  we air rether bad wethe 
hear at presant  it rained all day yeserday
                    wind
and to day the ^ blows hard and it is very 
Cold  Jan 8th 1865  Wel Helen I now wil
finish my letter   it is Sunday we have had 
a [?] inspection hear to day  we dont have 
Much duty to dow  I have bin on picket
once and on gard once since I got back  we 
dont have to Drill eny now but expect
to as soon as we git some recruts  we had 
one come this week  he is for one year  we 
got twenty men for duty in our Co