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| - | Annapolas Junction | + | Annapolas Junction\\ |
| Aug 30th, 1861 | Aug 30th, 1861 | ||
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| Since I last wrote | Since I last wrote | ||
| we have pitched our moving | we have pitched our moving | ||
| - | tents one day March - farther | + | tents one days march - farther |
| from home. Rather unexpectedly | from home. Rather unexpectedly | ||
| we recd orders to move to the seat | we recd orders to move to the seat | ||
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| orals and 33 men were detailed | orals and 33 men were detailed | ||
| From our Co and I presume | From our Co and I presume | ||
| - | the other Cos as the same. The peo- | + | the other Cos as the same. The people have a holy honor of the |
| - | ple have a holy honor of the | + | |
| Massachusetts men. The men | Massachusetts men. The men | ||
| that were here report that the | that were here report that the | ||
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| way than to direct letters | way than to direct letters | ||
| to the last place you know | to the last place you know | ||
| - | of our being and they will fol- | + | of our being and they will follow. It seems to me that it |
| - | low. It seems to me that it | + | |
| is about time for one for me | is about time for one for me | ||
| to catch me. Of course I look | to catch me. Of course I look | ||
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| We had an alarm in the night. | We had an alarm in the night. | ||
| Some one of the guard round the | Some one of the guard round the | ||
| - | encampment saw or dreamed some- | + | encampment saw or dreamed something suspicious and fired on it |
| - | thing suspicious and fired on it | + | |
| and those near him instead of | and those near him instead of | ||
| passing along the watchword as | passing along the watchword as | ||
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| we had one do the better disciplined | we had one do the better disciplined | ||
| Companies instead of one that is | Companies instead of one that is | ||
| - | here which is of that sort of ma- | + | here which is of that sort of material that can't learn anything |
| - | terial that can't learn anything | + | |
| and can't be relied on for what | and can't be relied on for what | ||
| they know. Most of our Co. can | they know. Most of our Co. can | ||
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| as is going to sew it on himself. | as is going to sew it on himself. | ||
| So you know that Lydia Ann | So you know that Lydia Ann | ||
| - | Gates did that job for us at Worces- | + | Gates did that job for us at Worcester? I write to Lenny to send |
| - | ter? I write to Lenny to send | + | |
| with this and think I will direct | with this and think I will direct | ||
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