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a letter from her to learn what is
going on at the city of [?]
We are anciously waiting the desicive
turn of affairs at Vicksburg the
last accounts are that Grant would
probably capture the place before
many days but we wait & hope
hardly daring to hope for there
seems to be somebody always
ready to blunder & turn a victory
into a defeat I suppose John
Le. [Lyminds?] has seen pretty tough
fighting I wrote him 10 days ago I
hope he has come out right Did I
understand you that the 16th [day?] were
not coming home till 20th July guess
they arent [hay?] much this year
tell [Nat. Gaylor?] guess I shant get
home to [hay?] for him this season
have got to squeeze out this rebellion
first We are doing it last [?] we
occasionly make an advance of 10
miles