Camp near the tennasee river

Aprill 17^th/62

 

Dear brother I this opertunity to in form you that I am well present and thank the lord for it and I hope those few lines may find you the same I just got your letter and I was very glad to hear from you I would rote to you sooner but we ware on the march for two days and one night and we came very near geting into a fight so near that we got to see the rebels run We herd the canonading the day before we got there and we was orderd to leave our knapsacks and go as fast as as we could but we warent quite fast enough the seans of the batle field I will not try to desscribe it but it was one of / the blodiest fights that ever fought I supose that you got an a count of it in the papers

 

D R Bridy got here this morning I haint got much time to rite for the mail is a going out in a few moments rite to me oftent I remain your friend and brother George Sauer

 

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