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Sunday eve, As I was writing we were ordered to form in ranks and march to head quarters of the regiment to hear preaching. The man is trying to get to be chaplain of the regiment. He is a rip snorter of the baptist stripe. Monday morn I was not very well last night so I took a bucket and went out of camp for water and stopped till after they went out on dress parade. When I wrote before I forgot to date my letter. Excuse bad writing and dirty paper they are cleaning camp, the flies so thick I can hardly see. Camp life goes a little better than it did at first.

[vertical writing begin] I have caught a bad cold otherwise than that I feel very well today. There are two in the company sick with the chills. [vertical writing end]