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In Camp near Petersburg Va. February 24th 1865, Miss Amy E. Robbins, Dear Friend, Beg pardon for the familiarity of the dear friend it's my nature.) Your kind response to my "most heartrending Waverley appeal" has been recd and read with much pleasure, and although so many have listened to my rather novel call that I have quite a list of pleasant correspondents now, I am pleased to hear from Alton," and should you not be too seriously disappointed in your expectations by my reply I will be happy to hear from you often and will do my best to reply promptly, appropriately, respectfully, and so far as in me lieth interestingly. - I was ever fond of receiving letters (and trying to write them) but never knew how to fully enjoy a cheering missive until I experienced the many hours to be found in winter camp, entirely isolated from the fond associations which are to be found in civil life; through a little curiosity (you ladies haven't all the curiosity in the world) and to be in the fashion I resorted to the Waverleys Special columns and I have reason to congratulate myself on the investment of those seemingly much mourned over Green-backs