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Board of Trade Battery 4 miles beyond Winchester [TN] or 14 miles from the Alabama state line July 8th 1863

Dear Father

   Today for the first time in nearly 2 weeks an opportunity is offered of sending you a few lines. 

3 guns no 1 - 2 and 7 (our Gun) are here on command of the Capt. All the Caisons and the other 4 guns are at Manchester under Lieut Robinson, together with the entire baggage of the whole battery. We have had some fighting to do, but not worth mentioning only firing a few rounds at Elk river ford. The last from home was by Mr Adams and that I received from a 4th party. There is a letter for me in Manchester and has been there over a week, but I don't