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1864-08-03 Page 04

for I have not tasted liquor of any Kind Since I Left Keokuk. and I do not entend to. for I See the bad Effects of it every day, and have found out that I am better off without it - I Know That pure lips are praying for me and hope & pray that I may be able to resist The Temptations that are daily thrown arround me. 
What I write you about the Officers is Private it will do me no good to have it repeated.  were I not a Private Soldier I would not care. 
The non-Veterans all Started for Chattanooga yesterday to be mustered out of the Service their term having expired on the 1st of August. There was 185 of Them which will reduce the Regiment to about 550 men almost all of the officers are going to quit the Service our Major and three or four Captains are going to Start for home this Evening we will have an entire new organization Soon and I hope it will be an improvement Lt. Col.Parrott is now in the Hospital Sick & the Regt is Commanded by Capt Mahon.  
I Received a letter Yesterday from Letha dated May 26" I had come to the conclusion She did not entend to write to me but finde it was the fault of the mail.  I wrote to her to day.  Please remember me to all my friends & ask Jim to write to me when you write to him again  Much love to Mother & Mary (I thank you for the Sentiments) of Poetry marked in Last Paper) 
Please write often & Believe me Ever your Affectionate Husband did not seem to 
E.E.M

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for I have not tasted liquor of any Kind Since I Left Keokuk. and I do not entend to. for I See the bad Effects of it every day, and have found out that I am better off without it - I Know That pure lips are praying for me and hope & pray that I may be able to resist The Temptations that are daily thrown arround me. What I write you about the Officers is Private it will do me no good to have it repeated. were I not a Private Soldier I would not care. The non-Veterans all Started for Chattanooga yesterday to be mustered out of the Service their term having expired on the 1st of August. There was 185 of Them which will reduce the Regiment to about 550 men almost all of the officers are going to quit the Service our Major and three or four Captains are going to Start for home this Evening we will have an entire new organization Soon and I hope it will be an improvement Lt. Col.Parrott is now in the Hospital Sick & the Regt is Commanded by Capt Mahon. I Received a letter Yesterday from Letha dated May 26" I had come to the conclusion She did not entend to write to me but finde it was the fault of the mail. I wrote to her to day. Please remember me to all my friends & ask Jim to write to me when you write to him again Much love to Mother & Mary (I thank you for the Sentiments) of Poetry marked in Last Paper) Please write often & Believe me Ever your Affectionate Husband did not seem to E.E.M