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1862-11-18 Charles A. Gates to Mr. Arad Gates Page 1
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Falmouth Va. Nov 18 Dear father I take this oppertunity to write a few lines to you again. I am well and hope this will find you the same. I havent heard from you since I left Harrppyrs Ferry. We had a brush with the rebs last night again. Pettits batty made the rebs skedattle. We started from Warrenton saturday where I wrote to you last early in the morning and marched about 2 miles from Warrenton Junction where we camped nere the Alexandria RR. Sunday we marched as far as White Ridge 16 miles from
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Falmouth Va. Nov 18 Dear father I take this oppertunity to write a few lines to you again. I am well and hope this will find you the same. I havent heard from you since I left Harrppyrs Ferry. We had a brush with the rebs last night again. Pettits batty made the rebs skedattle. We started from Warrenton saturday where I wrote to you last early in the morning and marched about 2 miles from Warrenton Junction where we camped nere the Alexandria RR. Sunday we marched as far as White Ridge 16 miles from
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