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From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
�Camp of the Vo 11th Maine Vol in the trensh near Petersburg VA July 11th 1863 [?] My Dear Sister I read your kind letter of the 4 [?] and was g happy to hear frome you my helth is good at present and I hope that theas few line will find you the same the wether is it. warm here at present the rebels and our boys have a Artility deal ever morning the had yesterday morning thay wonded [wounded?] two out of Co G {?} with a solid shot and other with shill He ]?We] len I have rec'd five dollars in all you wanted to know if I wanted sox not hear in this place I don't I should like to have a honshift if you can send one we [crossout] have advanced our lines some ten or fiftan rods thair hant now pickit firen