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Assistant Quartermaster's Office,
Head Quarters 2d Div., 6th Corps,

October 12th, 1863.

Dear Mother:

As you will be
some anxious, I suppose,
from all accounts to hear
from me, once more I
will write, though it will
be but a few lines.

I am much better than
one could reasonably ex-
pect to be under the cir-
cumstances. I had a
comfortable day Saturday
and was much in hopes
of escaping a chill on the
next day, when at Sun-
set, an order to be "ready",
came and at nine p.m.
we started on the road.