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while he lived so we turned out and buried him this afternoon he was buried in soldier stile it was was a solem sight i asure you to see hundreds of men present and but one Woman that was Mrs Clark she will have somthing to tell you when she get home we were all

glad to see a Woman from maine  I guess you wrote me

you wanted me to see all I could while I was out here for you as you would like to come out here if you should you would find a low sumken hole and a very lazy idle ignorent set of people as you ever saw in your life I do not think yould like any better than I do and as for my seeing I cannot we are here on Meredion hill we have seen all we shall without we move from here which I hope we shall it is our turn to go from here next but if we do you must direct your letters the same as you have before till I tell you diferent there is a large regerment from Michigan coming onto same camp grown[d] that 2d regerment left they are right from home and feel first rate now when they have been here a month or two they wont feel so well as they do now it will sober a man out here on our fare very quick I will asure you but they must stand it any how they are in for three years service for the goverment