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June 5:- 4 1/2 o'clk a.m. - brigade has just gone out in an open field in front to form line of battle, to be ready if attacked. I am guarding [word crossed out] things left in tents. 9 o'clk. - We are now to go out a little ways on picket; rainy thunder shower last night.

Near Salem, Tenn., June 4, 1863. Dear Aunt, We came out here from camp Tuesday morning as a "grand guard," it was quite rainy until yesterday morning, there being a very heavy thunder shower during the night, but I was, fortunately, not on duty at the time. When I wrote last we had orders to have everything ready to march at a moments notice, but we did not go, and we had the same orders since with a like result; but last night we got orders to take three days' rations in our haversacks and four in our knapsacks, We sent back to camp for