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�Culpeper Court House Va August 14 1862
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August 14 1862
  
 
Dearest Wife I  
 
Dearest Wife I  
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must prepare yourself for the  
 
must prepare yourself for the  
 
worst I wrote to Arabine from  
 
worst I wrote to Arabine from  
lchester[?] when I was there I left  
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[chester[?] when I was there I left  
there the next morning for Washin
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there the next morning for Washington
gton and started from there the  
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and started from there the  
 
next day for camp and was  
 
next day for camp and was  
 
on the roads a week we arrived  
 
on the roads a week we arrived  
 
at Camp on Tuesday and Friday  
 
at Camp on Tuesday and Friday  
 
we was ordered to march at a  
 
we was ordered to march at a  
[illegible word] north we marched  
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[?] north we marched  
 
seven miles out and there we  
 
seven miles out and there we  
 
met the enemy in a large  
 
met the enemy in a large  

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Culpeper Court House Va August 14 1862

Dearest Wife I will try to compose myself to write you a few lines to let you know how we are but you must prepare yourself for the worst I wrote to Arabine from [chester[?] when I was there I left there the next morning for Washington and started from there the next day for camp and was on the roads a week we arrived at Camp on Tuesday and Friday we was ordered to march at a [?] north we marched seven miles out and there we met the enemy in a large force Saturday we had the hardest fought battle that has been fought while it lasted about two hours we had twenty three killed and wounded