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City Point July 31, 1862

My Dears

You see I date to day from
Rebeldom. We have come up here, under
a flag of truce for our wounded — & the
rebels are all around us. As we approached
the wharf, about 8 miles from Harrisons
Landing we were received by a similar
flag of theirs — so that we are quite safe.
A Telegram has been dispatched to Rich-
mond for the train to come down & now
we are waiting for them. It rains and
grows duskish and probably we shall
be obliged to wait until morning.
There are^We have^ three steamers of us^& are^ hoping
to obtain enough to fill them all.
This City Point, has been shelled, &
partially destroyed, by our Gun Boats
looking very desolate &. the secesh
glowering at us from the shore ^make^—
us feel this evening a good way
from home. Only nurses will be per-

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Yours aff signed
J. W. A.