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may avail myself of on some future occasion, but I shall have to get a worse wound than this before I ask for a furlough. It is almost (?) death to enter a hospital here. I shall not do it if I can possibly avoid it. Don't fret, nor let others, do so on my account for I shall write after every battle, and I can get along nicely even if wounded, for I have many kind friends here who will look out for me. June 8 (?) Am I had a letter from Esther ( ?) yesterday, she wants me to come to Boston, I should have to get a worse wound than this before I leave the Regiment in this time of peril. When we first get into the field ( Hanover) where the battle was fought we could see no enemy but our little Regt. found a line of battle, and in a few minutes two Regt. of Rebels came out of the woods, and formed a line of battle only two hundred yards from us, we gave them a (?) and they returned the compliment , killing & wounding only tow or three of our men. we then gave them a charge or two of canister & they skedaddled. We were then ordered into the road & and just as we got there we received a raking fire from a strong flanking