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Assistant Quarter Master's Office, Head Quarters 2d Div., 6th Corps, Sept. 18th 1868
My dear Mother: Thy good letter was received to-day and I was rejoiced thereat. As I have the time to-night, and am not sure of having it at another time soon in the future, I will reply [under] the above date. Since I last sent [advices] home, we have moved from Sulpher Spring to near. Culpepper, where we are now, arriving here with the Train at [M.] of yesterday after being on the road for thirty-six consecutive hours though we did get a couple hours sleep, yester-morning on a rock by
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the way-side while some Artillery Carriages were Stalled in the road, before us, and an occasional "Hard Tack" Stayed our Stomachs from Breakfast, on the Sixteenth till dinner yesterday: the roads were very bad & I can now fully appreciate the beauty of Virginia "Corduroy and {Forels?]" of which I used to read and see & wonder at pictures. My health is once more good & we are all glad to be on the way once more, for the monotony of a continued life in camp is more irksome than the fatigue of a move. The Vt. Brigade does not get here yet, and I must give up the expectation of its coming soon. There has been heavy firing at some distance from here, however, most ever since we came here, but the result I do not know.
I should be very much pleased to see Aunt Mary, but do not see how I can well bring it to pass at present. Give my love to her and to Aunt Pauline & George. I sincerely hope Aunt P. is better, ere now.
It seems too bad that R. T. cannot behave in a manner to render it agreeable for Diana to live with him. What becomes of the farm & where is Truman? I have not heard from him since I left home, I think.
It seems that war alone is not the destroyer of human life, for there must be an unusual amount of sickness at and around home. I am glad to know that people can enjoy visiting, as well and as much as they seem to, and do not know why they ought not if they can.
