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Potomac Creek Mar. 27th 1863

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letter of the 22nd inst, last evening, and as all the rest of the regiment has gone to the marriage festival over to General Birneys Headquarters, and I was left behind as a…

Harewood Hos. May 18th /63

Dear Uncle
I have just received your letter of the 17 inst, and was very glad to hear from you. I am glad that pap got in time for the car; as I was afraid I kept him too long. Tell mother that she had better not come…

Hospital Boat Connecticut
off Alexandria Va.
May 4th /64

Dear Father & Mother
I received the letter that you wrote to me on the 2nd of May just as I was starting off. There was a squad of us sent on this boat and another on the State of Maine…

Medical Director’s Office,
Headquarters, Defences New Orleans,
New Orleans, May 6th 1864

Mr. and Mrs. Jos. H. Murray

My Dear Friends,
Your
Very welcome letter was received in the due course of mail; we were very glad to hear of your being…

Headquarters Army of Potomac Nov 17/64

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letters of the 6th and 13th inst and was glad to hear from you. Your letters found me in good health and I hope these may find you the same. I received the towel,…

(No. 3 1⁄2.)
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Department of the Interior
Pension Office
Washington, D.C., November 18, 1873

Sir

You are hereby notified that your claim for pension, No. 125794, has been allowed at $ 6 per month, commencing June 19, 1873, payable…

Headquarters Army of Potomac Nov 24th /64

Dear Father & Mother

I received your letter of the 20th inst this evening and was glad to hear from you. Your letter found me in good health and I hope these lines will find you the same. I am very…

Headquarters Army of P. Nov 4th /64

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letter of the 30th inst and also the one of the 16th inst that was sent to the boat they received it and sent it on. I also received uncle Add. letter. Your letter found…

Waterloo Va Nov. 9th 1862

Dear Father & Mother

I thought that I would sit down and write a few lines to let you know where we are. We are on the banks of the river, on Friday and entered Leesburg that night, we laid there all night, and started…

Headquarters Army of Potomac Oct 13th /64

Dear Father & Mother.

I expect you will be surprised to find that I have got back to the regiment again through some misunderstanding I was ordered back to the regiment. Dr. Taylor when he examined me…