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Regiment: 7th Michigan Infantry
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camp of the 7 Michigan Volunteer
October the 7 1864
Dear wife it is with pleasure that irite afew
lines to you to let you know that
iam well at present and hope thes few
lines may find you the same we are alaying
in camp to day a doing nothing so ithought
iwould rite to you although irote
yesterday we are in sight of petersburg and
the rebs are now athrowing shells at us
but they cant do any harm iwish you
could have been here on wednesday evening
and herd the shelling if you would not thare
been frightend for it was agrand sight we
could see very shell as soon as it left the
gun and isaw as many as twelve in the
air at one time but none of them done
any harm it generaly believed that the
war is pretty near to aclose but it may
last longer than we think for although
ihope not yesterday and to day thare has
been flags of truce all along the picket line
thare fore thare was no fireing on the line
idont know of any thing more to rite
so iwill bring my letter to aclose
isent you fifteen dollars in my last
letter and iwant you to rite and let me
know whether you got it or not as soon
as you can this from your affectionate
husband George Phelps
