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� Camp of the 20th Maine Vol in the trensh near Petersbuigh VA

                      July 11th 1864
                       My Dear Sister

I recd your kind letter of the 4 and was g happy to hear frome you my helth is good at presant and I hope that theas few lines wil find you the same the wether is - Warm hear at presant the rebels and

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our boys have a Artirly dewel ever mor thay had yesteday morning thay wonded two out of Co. G one with a Solid shot and the other with shell He- len I have reci'd five dollars in all you wantid to know if I wantid Sox not hear in this place I don't I Should like to have a hanskhiff if you can send one we [crossout] have advanced our lines some ten or fiftan rods thare hant now pickit firen