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In Camp 2 miles from Louisville Ky Oct 7th 1862

My Dear Mother

I received your letter [through?] A. W. Donner on last Friday morning and have been so busy since then that I have not had an opportunity of answering it sooner. I wrote [illegible] to [Isaac?] in the evening. Saying that we were then packed up and ready to start. We moved at about 3 oclock, just after I finished my letter, going out on the Shelbyville road. When about 12 miles from the city at about 11 oclock P.M. the axle of the caisson of our gun broke and 10 of us including the blacksmiths, with the [illegible] and battery wagon were left behind to repair it. The rest of our battery, continued marching, and we were ordered to follow as soon as possible