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March 25th/62
Camp Tennallytown near Washington
Dear Brother Edmond,
It is with pleasure to me that I take my
pen in hand to inform you that your
letter was just received by me and I ass-
ure you I was exceadingly glad to hear
from home and that Ma is getting better
and I hope by the time this is received
by you she will be entirely well.
Please tell her not to wory about me
not eaver if I should fall. For if I do
it will be at my post. I hope and pray
for God knowes I love my country as I do
my life and what is bounty if a man is
a slave. God knows I hold no anerm-
asity agantes eney man nor will I [plan]
as I am bow my humble knee to eney man
let him be who or what he is. If I thought
that the northern armey was fighting
to impress the south, I for one would