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Chicago Board of Trade Battery Murfreesboro Friday 27th 1863

Dear Mother

                           It is now nearly a week since I have written home not since I wrote by Mrs Hall.   Since then I have not received any letters from home except one from Sarah dated Jany 8th. 
        My birth day has pafsed and it was duly celebrated Feby 22nd Sabbath.  In honor to Gen'l Washington and myself Gen'l Rosecrans issued an order for a national salute to be fired by one battery of each division.  We were among the privileged ones.   We fired 36 guns at Sunset in quick succefsion.   Another important day has pafsed, viz pay-day.  We were paid last  Monday 4 months pay and also for the days between our enlistment (July 22nd) and the day