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camp he is as fas ever Capt Emerson has been promoted to major at last I expects he feels well about it we have not seen him for over a month but we are looking for him now every day to act in his new office tell mother I got that box she sent me and wrote her as soon as I got it my son I have nothing new to interest you with at this time [inserted] as you know something of what a camp life is so you can judge how we are geting along we are within ten miles of the enemy in force and wether we shall have any more fiting to do before we go home remains to be seen the small pox has broken out in our regerment there is but one case as yet I hope there will not be any more but do not know tell mother she had better have them little folks vaconisted that has not been tell Mrs Brooks that I hear from him a most every day