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The weather is verry [very] warm and sultry here
today and even still as I am in the shade of
my shelter tent I am sweating rather freely I do not
know whether I have yet apprised you of our
removal from our winter quarters or not, but
so it is and we are now five miles nearer
Washington than before and on the same R. Road
We have a verry [very] pleasant camp and I think a
healthy one how long we are to enjoy it remains to
be seen I cannot think long but may be deceived
however we have all the conveniences supposed to belong
to a soldier and have made quarters verry [very] comfortable
I wish you could look into my little establishment
and see how easily I am situated My chum
Sgt [Sergeant] J L Finley and myself occupy one shelter tent which
I have converted into a comfortable house with only one room
which answers for sitting and dining and reading
room Armory library and bed room and ample room
for all At the head of our beds stands a little rack containing
two spacers seprating [separting] riffles [rifles] twoo [two] colts pistols two sabers
with belts ammunition &c [etc.] sufficient to make quite a battle
if necessary On either side of the rack is our beds and
between the twoo [two] I have made a cupboard for everything
with a writing desk and table attached I tell my chum
that we are too comfortable to remain long I hope
the war will close and we may enjoy our
freedoms by the fourth of July but do not believe
it although I believe this summer will use up the