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�Camp of the 20th Maine Vol
 
�Camp of the 20th Maine Vol
 
In the Feaild Betersburg Va
 
In the Feaild Betersburg Va
July 6th 1864
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                    July 6th 1864
Dear sister Helen I now take My pen in hand to Write a few lines to let you know that am stil alive and Well. hope that theus few lines wil find you the same. we stil lay hear in the ditch before the Towned the rebs have got strong woorks hear and so have we too Helen what cind of time did you have the forth on your birth Day I should lik to have bin at Home on the Forth It is very hot hear in the day and cool in the Night and it is dry we hand had enz rain since we Crossed the river and it dont look like rain eithe Helen I suppose that you wold like to now what the boys are a dowing now some ove the boys are playing Cards and
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Dear sister Helen I now take  
 +
My pen in hand to Write a few lines  
 +
to let you know that am stil alive and  
 +
Wel  I hope that theus few lines wil  
 +
find you the same. we stil lay hear  
 +
in the ditch before the Towned the rebs  
 +
have got strong woorks hear and so have  
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we too Helen what cind of a time  
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did you have the forth on your birth  
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Day I should lik to have bin at  
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Home on the Forth It is very hot  
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hear in the day and cool in the  
 +
Night and it is dry we hand had  
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eny rain since we Crossed the river  
 +
and it dont look like rain eithe  
 +
Helen I suppose that you wold like  
 +
to now what the boys are a dowing now  
 +
some ove the boys are playing Cards and

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�Camp of the 20th Maine Vol In the Feaild Betersburg Va

                    July 6th 1864
Dear sister Helen  I now take 

My pen in hand to Write a few lines to let you know that am stil alive and Wel I hope that theus few lines wil find you the same. we stil lay hear in the ditch before the Towned the rebs have got strong woorks hear and so have we too Helen what cind of a time did you have the forth on your birth Day I should lik to have bin at Home on the Forth It is very hot hear in the day and cool in the Night and it is dry we hand had eny rain since we Crossed the river and it dont look like rain eithe Helen I suppose that you wold like to now what the boys are a dowing now some ove the boys are playing Cards and