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Jan the 23rd 1863

Dear Wife

I take this opportunity to rite to let you know that I am well with the expectation of a [bad?] cold we are camped near Memphis Tenn we have bin here 4 days I don't kow long we will stay here nor where we will go when we leave here we have had some hard marching through mud rain and snow I find that we had just bin playing Soldier before we got to the rej we have plenty to eat we take meat where ever we can find it So turn over