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Dear Sister

                 Although the envelopes which you sent me were of a very poor quality, I have concluded to waste a few moments in writing to you this morning.  
                   Mr Luff who was sent here by the Board of Trade returned Saturday, taking with him the three bodies of our killed, Finnery, wiley and Stagg, having under his charge also, the body of Ira A. Pense, one of the 19th Ills.  
                    The bodies of our 3 were disintered on Friday by a number of the battery.  The boxes in which they were buried ginced (sp?) over, and then brought to Camp. 
            Arriving in Camp they