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Dec. 15th 1862

My Dear Fanny as the happiest moments I See in [Dixie?] is when I Recieve a letter from you or Sit down to pen My thoughts to my Dear Wif I will comence one today and finish at leasure when I get News or notion I wrote to you yesterday I felt prety Smart yesterday Morning took a good Wash and put on clean Cloathes and Slicked up prety well went to church But Began to get Tierd went to my Tent Wrote you a Long letter and Began to feel prety tierd So I wasant quite So well this Morning But this after Noon I feel prety Smart But it is rather Disagreable Weather it is Raining and the Wind Blowing it has Bin very warm for a few days But I think wee are going to have a coald Snap But Wee have a good Stove in Our Tent and can keep prety comfortable and [thair?] an Oven in Our Stove So wee can Bake Corn Bread and Potatos when wee can get them Wee have [drew?] Potatos Once Sence wee left [Pontiaic?] and God Only knows when wee get any more Wee have A [Compine?] of [Cavelry?] atatched to Hour Reg now to Do Scouting But the [Excitment?] of Beeing Atached as prety much Subsided I understand that wee