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some time unless i get some from home. by the by did you get the likeness I sent while I was at Memphis if so tell me how you liked the apperance of your Brother Soldier : oh I forgot to tell you that even our Major deserted. well he may go, for he was a regular coward. You say you spent your Holliday very plesant but often thought of me. How did you spend your new years. I suppose you were having fine times while I was dogin the shells. on that day we were fighting at Vicksburg, but I pesume you did not think so while you were enjoying yourself. I say Bully for Mary Gaurd. Tell her to study & I hope she will be a good scholar give her my respects. Tell Marium that I am all right. I give her my love & kiss her for me, is she going to school do you ever get the telegraph, if so have you read the letters in it, wrote by some one in this Regt. it is worth reading for the most is true. Give my love to all my frends. Tell them we are all right I want you to send me some stamps for we cant get any down here and I want some. And if Bill has go that bounty tell him to send me some money. As I have to write to Sister Mary I will close. Write to me often & I will write home as often as I have a chance. Remember me in your prayers and oblige your Bro. JRowe