1861 Nove[ember] 23 Camp Franklin Va

Dear parents

I thought I
would send you a paper
containing a description
of the review last thurs
-day it was a sight worth
seeing the paper will tell
you the whole particulars.
I spent thanksgiving very
pleasantly. I with the rest
of my tnets crew was at
work on our winter tent
we are building it after
the Calafornia stile a log
house about 4 feet high

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and then our canvass
tentgoes on over to
make a roof we have got
a fire place and chimney
built of brick and clay and
I tell you it is a good one
I should have written to
you before but I have
been waiting to see if
that box did not get here
befor I wrote it has not
got here yet we expect
it it to night. I do not know
but it will be best to
let the place but I
should think it would
be best to keep the hay if
you can

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if he will not take it
without he has half of the
hay I would let him have
it. I heard of the capture
of port Royal and beaufort
I wrote to Robert Smith
about it as I owed him a
letter every thing looks
prosperous on our side n
regards to the war Slidel
and Mason are captured,
they were the rebel commis-
sioners to England, I
cannot write much now
we are all well and we
enjoy ourselves first rate
you may give this pin to
Walter but you had better

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put it iup for him when
he gets big enouch to wear
it I shall write as
soon as we get the box
Yours in haste
Hiram M. Cash

[private, Co. K, 5th Maine Infantry]

MSS 12916