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every sunday after servis we are on review you wanted to know who was our General, General Sherman is the Commandier of our Division that is Ill 5th General M L Smith is the commandier of our Brigade and Col, David Otner is [Atr?] commandier of our Regt and Lieut C M Brownis the Commandier of our Company last night Fred and two or three of us went out to [illegible] sweet potatoes and after we had been there a fiew minutes and come three soldiers with guns and we to skedadel but mind you we have all the potatoes we want we have a little darkey boy almost as large as [Johnel?] we have a great deel of [fun?] with him we live at our eas [illegible] like to be up there and help [Brunel?] pick his Corn I am tired of doing nothing it has been verry pleasant weather here for the last week, I have been expecting letter from you for some time prehaps I will get one to day you must not expect me to write to you if you do not write to me Ed is to be married the 2nd day of November I would like to see him married but I can not I want you to write when you get this and let me know how mary ann get a long I would like letters from her, the boys are all well and harty my health is very good if I always have as good health as I do now I will not complain I am getting [so?] that I [had?] about as [illegible] be in the survice as out [illegible] more here than I can at home and it is geting about [illegible] fer me to be goin to [save?] something I want you to give my respects to all inquiring friends and do not forget to write to [Jennie?] pleas burn this when you get it from your son John D Beach Co 55th Regt Ift voll