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[Red and blue printed stationery shows the figure of a woman holding an American flag, with eagles at her feet]
[preprinted:
Columbia's step was proud and gay
Peace smiled upon her bowers,
Till treason, like a poisonous snake,
Crept in among the flowers.]

Camp near Falmouth Dec 27

Dear Parents

I seat my self this
evening to reply to your letter
which I received last evning
I was glad to hear that you
wer all well yours found me
usaly well & feeling first rate
Uncle Barzilla & Alva wer
over to see me the other day we had a
first rate visite & lots of the Dayton boys
have been over their regt lays about 3
miles from us yesterday I went over
there & stayed till dark I saw so many
that I used to be acquainted with
that I almost thought that I had got
home I see by your letter that you are
worring about me or have been since
the last battle but I hope that you
will feel better before this reaches you
you wanted to know something about
our clothing in the first place we are
fixed verry comfortable now Frank

[upside down in top margin:] Write Often

[sideways in left margin:] I did not see enny stamp
[?] stamps are scarce