Civil War Letter 29th Indiana Infantry Harvey Grable

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Shiloh Battlefield Civil War Letter 29th Indiana Infantry.
This letter is written by Harvey Grable of the 29th Indiana infantry on September 1th 1863 camped on the bank of the Tennessee River. The letter is clear and dark ink, Harvey spells the way the word sounds.
He first writes he is well , they marched left Bell Front? And wade cricks that was pretey deap and mud crick and stade all night. Marched 12 miles crossed on a pontine bridge? Devishen before them first came crost the river had little fight with rebbles. We had big mountain to clime they fixen for a big March. They sending all back, they say that we are going to Atlantak gorgey.
He expects they will have a fight before long.
Signed Harvey Grable includes cover to Mary Grable Cass County Indiana.