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Dear Dad and Amelia,

I just got back from the battle of Antietam. It was gruesome, and especially bad since we were outnumbered. But for some reason those feds acted like we outnumbered them ten to one. General Lee moved us with excellent strategy. I was one of the unlucky ones who got placed in bloody lane although we were picking them off with our protection you can obviously tell why its bad to be in a place called bloody lane. Even though we technically lost the battle we killed so much more of those feds. I personally cant wait until we find the idiots on our side who lost our battle plans, and three perfectly good cigars to! During our retreat into Virginia was the most nerve-racking. No one know why the feds didn't attack then, they could've ended the war! But we are all grateful they didn't. Anyway i think we will woop em soon so ill be home and helping on the farm soon.


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