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Uncle [illegible], has his right arm broken. He was [driver?] of the wheel team on the forge and in going down the mountain the lock chain broke and the blacksmith shop rushed forward [throwing?] down the wheel [horses?] and breaking one bone of his right arm in two places. He will probably be in Chicago before long on a furlough. In [crossing?] the mountain our 5 guns and [canons] broke 5 wheels there were replaced by the extra 5th wheel which we carry on each [illegible] We got across the mountain and camped about 3/4 of a mile from the Alabama State line about [illegible] that night. Next day we rested waiting for the wagon train to come up the last of which arrived at the base of the mountain the second night