Headquarters     33d Reg’t. Co. F
	         Camp Ethen Allen 1861

	I havent got quite
	room enough on the other
	sheet so I wil finish
on this one I am encamped in
virginia about 10 miles
from the city of washington
I am on gard to night and
shall have to let it go
until morning and then
finish it. I was on gard last
night it is a rainy night
and [crossed out] [dard] dark as you please
You wanted me write whether
[crossed out] [it] it was so about the union
men takenig the Norfolk navy
yard I guess the report is
false it was the story round
heare but it is not so

   You wrote [illegible] you wanted me to
send you my likeness but
I cant do that I cant get it
taken if I could I would
send it to you I should
like to have you send me 
yours if you can give my 
love to all of your folks
  tell Willard that I like
a soldiers life pretty well
but it [illegible] quite as pleasant
as it is at home. [crossed out] [do] do you
know whare reuben is if You
do write to me and tell me how
he gets along  I have wrote 
  all the news that I can
    think of so good by
        for this time
        write as soon as you get this

    this is from your cousin and
friend George W Daggett
	To Miss Emeline A. Daggett



	George W Daggett
	Willard W Daggett

	Direct to Mr. George W
                                            Daggett
	Washington DC in care
        of captain mc nair Co. F 33rd
        regiment Ny state
          volunteers



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