Monday July the 18[6]4
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My Dear wife I take
my pen in hand to
informe you these few
lines to let you know
that I am well at
this preasent time
and I hope that
these few lins may
find you enjoying
the same and I
am going to let you
know that we movd
again we left Camp
distribution on sunday
after noon a bout 2
O Clock and started
for fort lin coln we
came there about 9
O Clock in the evning
an are now about
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throughing up entren
chments we we working
on forts it is a wild
looking cuntry their
are forts plnty canons
are reared towrds us in
evry dire ction I now
no what forts looks like
and I all so know how
it goes in the armey
I want you to write
as soon as you can
a send your letter of
in a hury so I can
get it we will be
here long enough to
receive your letter
and tell dady to write
me one as soon as
he can i want to
hear from hime all
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and I am going
to let you know
that their was four or
five our Compny dropt
down the heat is so
great we Cant stant
it to march in day
time and hardly after
night but I must
colse my letter fore
this time [we?] i be
long to compy [A?]
i want you to write
soon as qick as you
can rite soon for get
it not ore i wont
get your letter

from your Dear husband
Samuel [Y?] Cauller
Louisa Cauler and
Nora suffia Cauller
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Derict your
letter to fort lincoln
Wishington D. C
For get it not
Derict your Letter
to fort Lincoln
Washing D C
Fore get it not and
write as soon as
you can and put
the derecttins in
rite______________
From your tru
Friends Samuel [Y?]
Cauler