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again return to the army.
It is said that they are mar-
ked as deserters, which I know
is unjust. I believe W. M., wou-
ld have been the last man
to desert.

I wish you to get a pict-
ure taken off the one I sent
you, for [Tom ?] Wertsbaugher.
Perhaps I will not soon
again have the opportunie-
ty of getting it taken in
this place state, and having
promised it to him so
long, I wish to fulfil my
promise as soon as possi-
ble.

I am well, as usual, an-
d in good spirits in the ant-
icipation of the speedy term-
ination of this bloody w-
ar. I wish it were over that
I might come home and help
Henry along with his work.
I wrote a letter to mother som-
e time ago, in wich I sta-
ted that I would send
twenty-five dollars home
for the p part of the payment
of the horse, which you say h-
as not been paid. If you
need it, take it: for I wish to
do something towards helpin-
g