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1863-09-15-Page 01
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Camp of the 154th N.Y. Vols. Near Alexandria Va,, Tuesday Sept. 15th,, - I863 Dear Friends I seat myself on our bunk or bedstead first as you may call it, to write in answer to the letter I rec'd.. a short time since dated Sept,, 6th,, I was very glad to hear from home and much more, Mother, to see your picture; I think it is very natural, though it might have been bettered, I think a great deal of it, and shall try to keep it. I am detailed to go to the front with Conscripts, but dont know how soon I shall be called on to go, perhaps not today and perhaps in five mlnuets. I have not much news to write now for there is not much, going on now days some troops arriving from New York City that have been there to enforce the draft and are now on their way back to the front to join the Army for a fall campaign, which will, I hope end this cruel war. My health is gaining now so I am most as tough as any of them. (Vertically down from top left:-) I will stop now for have written conciderable have not look it over to see the mistakes but can see them without looking it over This from your Son M.W.Darling
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Camp of the 154th N.Y. Vols. Near Alexandria Va,, Tuesday Sept. 15th,, - I863 Dear Friends I seat myself on our bunk or bedstead first as you may call it, to write in answer to the letter I rec'd.. a short time since dated Sept,, 6th,, I was very glad to hear from home and much more, Mother, to see your picture; I think it is very natural, though it might have been bettered, I think a great deal of it, and shall try to keep it. I am detailed to go to the front with Conscripts, but dont know how soon I shall be called on to go, perhaps not today and perhaps in five mlnuets. I have not much news to write now for there is not much, going on now days some troops arriving from New York City that have been there to enforce the draft and are now on their way back to the front to join the Army for a fall campaign, which will, I hope end this cruel war. My health is gaining now so I am most as tough as any of them. (Vertically down from top left:-) I will stop now for have written conciderable have not look it over to see the mistakes but can see them without looking it over This from your Son M.W.Darling
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