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Near Petersburg Va
July th 12, 1864


Dear Brother


I take this opertunity to let you know that I am well at present and hope these fiew lines may find you the same  I received your letter of the seventh this morning and was glad to hear from you once more  we are still here in front of Petersburg  we have morters planted all along the line and I tell you they make a great snaping and cracking by times  the son is awful hot down here in the trenches but I think hit must be a plegid sight hoter 


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In Johney's trenches espacley when our morters comenses throing shells into their trenches  their is a power of men gets shot by the rebs sharp shooters  thair has bin two men of our regt wounded this morning  you wanted to know I wanted eny money well a little wouldent go a mis  tell Pap wen he gits them forty dolars to send mee five  I hant much use for money here  I must bring this to a close for I have to go on detail  no more


G K Pierce


Direct Co D 9th regt p.v.
3 bigade 2nd division
tenth coups via
Fortes Monrow [Fort Monroe]