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Saturday night our vicinity was visited by a genuine snow storm four inches deep, by eight Sunday morn we were again on a march, we were seven hours in marching seventeen miles that is doing well I think for mudy roads. This morning I felt very sore but a little exerseis has worn it all off. Although the sun has shone all day the snow has not gone from the south side of the hills. Since I have been writing I heard a man in an ajoining tent say that there was a large mail for the 97 in Lexington I expect we shall go there tomorrow. I had a fuss with Capt. Friple yesterday expect I shall be sentenced to the ranks for disrespectful language to my superior [begin vertical writing] With much love and kises to all I am your loving brother Carlie [vertical writing end]