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Rear of Vicksburg June 1863 Dear Sister Carrie I do not wish you to think that because I do not direct as many letters to you, as to Sara, that they are not intended for your hearing, or that I have ceased to think of you constantly during your severe and protracted illness.Since I first heard of your being sick time has worn wearlily with me, it seemed as though the mails were slower than common,but when they did arrive I generaly had the satisfaction of receiving a letter from home. Now I am going to try and write a long letter but the question arises, what shall I write about. You know very well that I am no sentimentalist in talking, so what would you expect in that line in writing? Nothing. As to news, it is always ten days old when it arrives here. There seems to be but one subject that I can think of to write about, that is the scenes and doings of camp