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Camp Defiance July 7th/61

Brother John

I now take my pen in hand to answer your long and interesting [word missing] dated the 4th. I wish the 4th of [word missing -- probably July?] would come often so you could [write?] me long letters. John I don't feel as good as you did on the 4th. I have got a slight headache yesterday afternoon I had the headache so bad that I couldent drill that is the first time I've missed drilling since I've been in camp. all the talk is here now about being discharged this week it seems as if the Generals and Col. dident know what they wanted. Col. Paine has been telling us all along that we would be discharged this week