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    Direct To Co G 8th Mich Infantry VV
                      9th A.C.
			Annapolis
				      M.d.

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		Annapolis Md
			March 26th 1864

	Dear Mother & Sister
		I am anxious to hear
from you. for we have recd
four Mails now since we come to this
place and I have not got a letter yet
I think it is strange for I wrote some
six letters when we wer in Cincinnati
and it seems as if I aught to get an
answer from some of them.
	I am happy to inform you that
I am enjoying as good health as usual
I am afraid you are sick as I dont hear
from you. I wish you would write often 
or get some one to write for you. I should 
think Sarah might write if you cannot
   but I suppose now as I am away she
does not think I am worth writing to

  Mother I wish you would see some one
about that [Bond?] of mine and see
if it will be good to me if I am not
axcepted as a Veteran Volunteer. or not
I think it will just the same as if I
was axcepted. I suppose I am not a
V.V. now and if I am not I never
will be. for I enlisted once with a
free good will and now if they fail on 
that agreement they never will get
me again. they want us to Muster
in again now. But our Boys cant 
see the point so we will serve out
our seventeen Months then
    :How are you [Mrs] Shoulderstraps (Good Bye)
I have bin thinking some of going into
the Navy to serve my time out
and I think I shall do so if I can get in
and all of the Boys that came out with
me. then I guess they will wish that
they had axcepted us as VVs.
    When we arived to Annapolis we
went [into?] some good Barax for a

few days but yesterday we moved
    out into some tents so you see
we are in the tented field once more
but it has ben raining now
about twenty four hours and is
rather soft under foot but I hope it
will clear off soon. but I had rather
receive a letter from Home than to have
it stop raining. it only takes letters
four days to come from Home to us
so it seems as if we wer close
by Home. now Mother as for those
    Photographs at the Galary I dont know
what to tell you about them for I have
not got one red cent to send you I
expected to get our pay long before this
so I have ben out for some time
but I get along about as well I guess
as if I had plenty. but I want the
pictures. and if I can get my Pay
before we leave here I want to send
you some to get yours and Sarahs
taken for I want them with me

I guess you will think this is hardly worth
reading but if you want any 
better ones just write and say so
then Ill try to improve a little
I believe the Fentonville Boys are all sound
Billy Cale is left back to Baltimore to
take care of their Capt. who is sick
as for [Ostin Terry?] I have not seen him
today as he is in Co. H. I think Ed. [Harvy?] did
the [rong?] thing with him he got him
in his Co whare I couldt not do any thing
to keep him then let them transfered
him to Co. H. whare he is among strangers
if he had him in my Co I could have
kept him with us with Caps help.
Ed. is not a friend of mine any more
for he drove me out of Co [Bs. car?] on the
[road?]— Give my best Respects to
Mr. [Terrys?] folks als all enquiring
Friend if thare be any such in Fenton
	Now Mother do Write soon and often
Please excuse this Poor writing for I am cold
I remain Your Affectionate Son  Frank