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Monday Morning Jan 25^th

We are to leave here tommorow morning for Chattanooga or Knoxville such is the report now our work here is all for nix the Paper collar Potomac men must come here so they wont get hurt or their nice cloths soiled lying in the mud ahd cold / then they are of the standing army they can stand here with perfect safety poor boys they must have it good all right we are able to march and fight if required and hante affraid either I will write as soon as we settle down if it is so we leave Direct via Bridgeport yet until further orders

                                                                                                Charles Morfoot

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