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    Comp 20 th Maine Vol
                 At Hatcher Run Va
March 8th 1865
                    My Dear sister Sue 

I recived your kind letter of the 28th And was happy to hear that you Wer well but sorrey to hear that Poor Helen dont gain faster I hope that she wil git wel this summer Wel Sue my health is good and spirits too we are stuck hear in the mud While you at Home are in the Snow wel sue I suppose that you wold to know the news wel I hant got Much to write thay say that Genl S. has given Genl Erly a lashing and Captured him in to the bargin with fore thousand prisoners that is the way we fix the rebels we had a Corps revue yesderday Gen Meed, Warren Griffin Bartlet Chamblen wer