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Camp Near Beauford S.C. Jan 24th 1865 Mrs. Mellie W Hinman Hawleyville Iowa

Dear Friend. I was away up at Atlanta that I wrote to you last & more than six months since. I am greatly obliged to you for your prompt reply and I assure that I never recd a letter that talked any better than the one I last rec from you. since that time we marched through the state of Georgia. Captured Savanna. done big work generaly. ? had one very nice ride on the ocean since we swam through. Our march was a nice one no fighting of any importance. We are making preparations for an other big campaign. Will start in a few days