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Camp at Winchester Va

             October 7th 1864

Dear Father

            I have just received

your letter and I was very glat to here from you again. I inform you that I am well at present time and hoping that these few lines will find youns all injoying good helth. Since I wrote last to you we have had quite a tea party with the Johnny Rebs. On the 19th of September we broke up camp in the vicinity of Berryvill and took up our line of march for Winchester, and at 7 oclock we encountered the enemy on this side of the town of Winchester and kept driving them all day and at 4 oclock we took possesion of the town of Winchester. I will relate to you how we was formed in line of battle. The 6th corps on the left and 19th in the center and the 8th corps on the wright of the 19th cor and the 1st Division of Cavlry was on the wright of the 8th corps and the 3st Division of Cavalry was on our left and the infantry pressed forward in line of Battle and drove the Rebels from every iportant point on the Battle field inflicting