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Camp vicksburg Close to the river July 30th 1863 My Dear wife I take my time to write a fiew lines to you to let you no where we are and how we are I am well as comon but non to brag on but i can do duty I received two letter from you not long Since but when i got them i coulden git one rote for we was on a moove I was glad to here you was well and my poor children about a going to [Franklin?] county you can do the best you can or your [illegible] about it if you can git a better house there and if you think the nabors will do more for you there why go there but be shure you can git a house before you go there I exepeck i want to see my poor children as bad as they do me i no i would like to See them and i would like to see my wife