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�Camp of the [20th?] Maine, Vol Near the Juresalom Plank Road

                                       Dec 31st 186[?]

My Dear Mother I now sit my Self down to pen you afew lines to let you know that I well and hope that theas few line wil find you the same Mother we have had Stormey time hear it has Snowed All day and is very cold hear it has rained fore or five day but it began to Snow this Morning and Snowed all day

                                        Jan 1st 1865

My Dear Mother I now sit my self down to finish Mother it has Cleard of to day and very Cold I hope that you wil have happy [letter crossed out] new Year we had buiski [last letter off page] and butter for diner Mother tel Miss Moore that Mr Curtis [?] is