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for several weeks but when the blow is struck I feel confident that we will be successfull. and you may look for operations of the 17" Army Corps at other places besides Vicksburg. it is sad to think how many brave men will go down the river that will never come back alive in fact disease is carrying many to their last Home in those unhealthy swamps. this is the fate of war and we are all not only willing but anxious to take our chances of bullets shell and disease for the purpose of routing the Rebels. under these circumstances might we not expect to hear some words of chear and encouragement from our Homes. from a Potion of the northern press we get nothing but treasonable [uderances?] this is certainly very discouraging but I trust there is true men anaugh at Home to right this Sentiment