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Miss Almeda A. Gale
ElmoreVermont

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8th Regt. Vt. Vols Co AAlgiers LaOct. 25th/62Dear Mother.

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I will take my pen once more to write a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope these few lines will find your health at least much better than it was when I last wrote. I havent any news to write this time only that five Companys of our regt. are under marching orders to day – to go up the rail road – how far up we shall go I dont know; our Co & Co. B went up yesterday further than any one has been since our Co. got smashed up so on the cars.

we saw nothing of any rebels or any thing of the kind; we retur ned without firing a gun all safe and sound. we have been waiting all the fore noon for a regt of Contraba- nds to come over from the other side of the river to go up with us to take the lead; we probable shall bee gone over night, I havent recd any letter from home since the one Almeda wrote the 28th of Sept. I should have wrote to you before this time but for the last 4 or 5 days w have been so buisy that I havent had time to write. we have to bee on guard so much – and then this week Uncle Sams money box came around and that drew the attention of us all and yester- day we was gone all day – so you must excuse me this time and

I shall have to direct this to Almeda - for I dont know how to direct to you now you & Father have seperated.

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also excuse this short poor letter for I have to write fast and in all the buscle of the regt. getting ready to leave for our excursion. I have thought a great deal about you since I heard that you and Charlie was sick and have wished many times that I could have been there to take care of you – but you must except my best wishes and hope with me for the future we only received the three dollars a month that we dident alot; we recd. 4 moth pay – I hope it wont bee as long before before you will get this as it has been since we got the other two mon ths pay & I dont know as you have got it yet. the Elmore boys are all well and in good spirits; I will close for this time; please except this as

I shall write again soon; please write as soon as you get able.

from your affectionate SonJ. F. Gale