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Camp in the [rear?] of Vicksburg about 15 miles from Vicksburg July the 4th 1863 My Dear wife I take my pen to write a fiew lines to answer your kind letters you Sent me I received two letters in a day or two from you and was glad to here from you but i am Sorrow to here you heard Sutch bad nuse about me that haint So, Babcock is dead he was Shot at vixburg but blakley is not wounded nor the captain haint dead he is only wounded and is gon home moste any one can hear [faltes?] report so you dont believe that i am sick or dead till iam or you no it for certain I am in toloble good health my feete is not well yet my ankeles is swelen but i am well a nuff to do duty i went on picket yisterday and it taked a quarter of it to camp for the [kill a hogg?] mess we had a good mess for dinner today