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Chicago Board of Trade Battery Murfreesboro May 17th 1863

Dear Mother,

   Today is the Sabath, and as we had a very good sermon from one of the Christian Commissions this morning.   I am going to spend a few minutes of this evening writing home.  During service this morning orders came for our battery to depart to Col Stanley who has command of a large force of cavalry.  Accordingly we immediately struck our pup-tents and packed up everything preparatory to moving.  In the meanwhile one of our lieutenants was sent to depart to Col Stanley and obtain from him orders in regard to camping