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05_1863-01-13 Page 01
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Arkansas Post arkansas tuesday January 13th 1863 Dear father & mother With greatful thank to divine providence i permitid to write to you again we have had a great deal of moving since i wrote you last. we had quite a fight with the rebels at Vicksburg it commenced on Friday and lasted untill thursday when we were obliged to take the Boats & retreat after lossing a great many men some regiment that made a charge on monday come out with only 175 men the rebels are well fortified all along the river and at the place on a high bluff so that the gun Boats could not do
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Arkansas Post arkansas tuesday January 13th 1863 Dear father & mother With greatful thank to divine providence i permitid to write to you again we have had a great deal of moving since i wrote you last. we had quite a fight with the rebels at Vicksburg it commenced on Friday and lasted untill thursday when we were obliged to take the Boats & retreat after lossing a great many men some regiment that made a charge on monday come out with only 175 men the rebels are well fortified all along the river and at the place on a high bluff so that the gun Boats could not do
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