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Camp near Berryville
Shanendoah Shenandoah Valley Sept 12^th

Friends at home

I received
a letter from Sister A yesterday
and was glad to hear from home
and friends once more As I
am doing little in camp today
I will ans [answer] it Our Brigade
went out on reconorceance [reconnaissance]
this morning and I did not
go along as I could not find
my horse in time They took out
a section of artillery from the
battery belonging to the brigade
Already I hear the thunder of its guns
at the front and an engagement
is going on The 2^nd Mass [Massachusetts] has been brigaded
three times since leaving Washington
for the Middle department At first
it consisted of the 2^nd Mass [Massachusetts] 2^nd MD [Maryland]
and 22^nd PA [Pennsylvania] Cav [Cavalry] The latter was
then taken out and the 25^th N Y [New York] put