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Rear of Vicksburg June 19th /63, Dear Brother Charlie, Yesterday I received a letter from Sara in which she says, that you say that I owe you a letter. If so will write again, as I like to hear from you occasionaly, to know how the world and the people that inhabit it use you. I have written twice without receiving any reply. I suppose that I have much more time for letter writeing that you, as most of our duty is done at night and to loaf all day is very wearysome. The Siege of the doomed City progresses with but little variation. Last night about [vertical writingbegin] Excuse blots and blunders for the boys are raising old Nick in the tent [vertical writing end]