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�Camp of the 20th Maine Vol
 
�Camp of the 20th Maine Vol
 
in Front of Petersburgh Va
 
in Front of Petersburgh Va
July 17th 1864
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                July 17th 1864
 
Dear Mother
 
Dear Mother
I thought that I woul Write you afew3 to let you know that I am well and hope that theas few lines wil find you the same Mother we still lay here in the ditch before Petersburgh we have bin in the front lines for 25 days and we have had to dig Nights I suppose that you would like to know how we live hear in the ditch we have got boom broofe and we live in thehem we get[crossed out] hant got eny sick in this Co now or we hant had since we came hear Mother [crossed out letters] see by the papers that the Rebels have bin up in Md and Washingten I gess that thay got Diserpointed this time
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                I thought that I woud
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Write you afew to let you know that  
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I am well and hope that theas few  
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lines wil find you the same Mother  
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we still lay here in the dich before
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                                        the
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Petersburgh we have bin in ^ front lines  
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for 25 Days and we have had to dig  
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Nights I suppose that you would  
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like to know how we live hear in  
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the dich  we have got boom broofe and  
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we live in thehem we ["get"crossed out] hant got eny  
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sick in this Co now or we hant had  
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since we came hear Mother [crossed out letters] see by the  
 +
papers that the Rebels have bin up  
 +
in Md and Washington  I gess that
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thay got Diserpointed this time

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�Camp of the 20th Maine Vol in Front of Petersburgh Va

               July 17th 1864

Dear Mother

               I thought that I woud 

Write you afew to let you know that I am well and hope that theas few lines wil find you the same Mother we still lay here in the dich before

                                       the 

Petersburgh we have bin in ^ front lines for 25 Days and we have had to dig Nights I suppose that you would like to know how we live hear in the dich we have got boom broofe and we live in thehem we ["get"crossed out] hant got eny sick in this Co now or we hant had since we came hear Mother [crossed out letters] see by the papers that the Rebels have bin up in Md and Washington I gess that thay got Diserpointed this time