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� May 18th 18.64 the battle

  Feaild Dear Mother we have 

had a hard fight and I am stil alive and well we have lost abought 150 men / in this fight we have nine line Offecers left we lay hear before the rebs our Regt

hase Mard three Charges in this fight we have drove the enemity hard we lay in the 2on line of battle we are all intrenched we are on the sente [ center ] all that we have got to do is to hold them hear while thay drive them on the right and left mother I shal have to Close so good

   by  Sylvester P. Baker
            Co. D. 20th Me 
          Vol