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Camp near strawbery plains
Febuary the 27th (64)
Dear Friends
here we are once more at the plains halted for a short time for the troops to cross the river and then we shall move forward I expect we shall get to Richmond We had marching orders the 23d and started for the plains when we got here we had orders for a fifteen days march and this morning we crossed the river and here we ar now some talk is that we will go to Bristall Va and that is 110 miles from here Richmond is 250 miles from here, that will be a right smart ways from here we shall have a right most time a marching thare
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Bridge at Strawberry Plains, 20 miles northeast of Knoxville;
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thare is more soldiers now on the move then you ever thought of seeing as the natives of East Tenn call it, a right smart heap of them I recieved yours of the 17th which had those pieces of news paper in, also
Charley recieved that one from his Usail[usual?] what had those caps in I am prety well I thank you, how ar all of you, I suppose that you have heard that John H Brainard has got to be Drum mayjar[Major] he makes a prety good one you must not expect to get letters very often from me while we ar a marching for I have but little time to write I suppose that you have herd that Carprell Frank Chase got redused to the ranks, Bugbee he got mad at Frank and had him reduced Bugbee he lost a good meny friends by so doing he is a trying to resign and the ...
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...Boys ar all enhopes that he will make it out thare is is some of the boys if they ever get free again they will Whip him nearly to Death I shall have to close for I hear the beat of the Drum and I expect the command will be given prety soon for us to fall into line and march give my love to Cousin Uina[?] and all of the inquiring friends
Please excuse all mistakes
From William
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I expect you will see that this is writen in a hurry
W O W
this letter cost 9 cents, pres_gly[?]
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