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Cairo Illinois May 8th 1864

Dear companion Sarah Deal-

it is with the greatest of pleasure that I have a few linew riten to you this morning in order to inform you that I am well at the present and hope that when thes few comes to hand they may find you and the children in good helth also. I stade the night I left at thorns tavern in sidney and got abord the cars the next morning and arived at cincinnati that eving at [8?] o clock P M at which place I overtaken the regt remained their untill fridy about 2, o clock at which time we got abord the cars for cairo Illinois arived at cairo yesterday morning at 5 o clock P M. Marched out from cairo the distance of one mill to camp at which place we still remain bt it is a probility that we will not stay here very long till we will leave for huntsvill Alibamia or some other sea port in the South. So I belive that I have no more to inform you of at present I will rite more ne next time. Give me a reply to this as soon as convenent. Direct to company [K?] 20th regt O.V.P. cairo Illinois Yours respectifuly From your affectionate husband George Deal