Camp 6 miles to Murpheys Station Va
March 22nd 1863 )
Dear Jerrie:"
It is a bright Sunday
evening - the Sun is fast melting
away the Snow which fell about
5 inches deep day before yester
day, I have got the blues not-
withstanding I have just fin-
ished a letter to Miss Lucy An-
derson in reply to one recieved
yesterday, I am thinking if this
plagued war will ever end-
and why the duece it even
commenced. I am thinking
about getting me a Substitute
if I have to give some man a
lean on my life to pay the
money. The Law is a dead pro-
fession now, so if I can get a
substitute I will go home and
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Gage Family Collection, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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