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107 miles from Louisville Camp of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery Oct 17 - 62

Dear Father

   I have not had an opportunity of writing home since we left Shelbyville, owing to the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [M.?] Maple, who has a son in our battery is at present with us and returns to Chicago today. 
 He has kindly offered to see that all letters placed in his care will be deposited in some post office from which they will be immediately forwarded.   You will see by the heading of this, that we have been marching pretty steadily for the last ten or twelve days. 
   With the exception of the Sabbath, which day our captain seems to have respect for, we have