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for several days we are taking everything that can be found in the country such as beaf cattle sheep hogs fowls meal flour or anything that is eatable. we have Several Mills Grinding corn so we shall not Starve it leaves the people of the country intirely destitute in the parts we visit I am very anxious to hear from you and William possiable letters are now delaid but I think it will not be long before we can get mail matter again we do not Know anything about the results of the late Battles in Virginia and you can imagine how anxious we are. but I am very unwell tonight having been out in the rain for the last twenty four hours with a scouting party. direct letters for the present to Holly Springs Miss care Maj Genl McPherson and it will reach me Please remember me to all Your Son L.S. Willard [vertical writing starts] Col Ingersoll of the 11th Ills Cavalry was captured about ten days ago how much the Regt has sufferd to learn it was neer Jackson Tenn he lost two peaces of Artillery that [illegible] had with him [vertical writing ends]