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Vicksburg Aug. 4th /63 My Dear Sister Your letter mailed July 28th has just been received. In it you acknowledge the receipt of the letter that I wrote at Jackson, which is more than I expected, for there was a mail captured at Champion Hills, and I was not aware that there was but one mail sent to the river, dureing our stay out there. I must tell you about a rumor that is prevelent in Camp, as to the prospect of haveing again to fight a battle at