1 Fleetwood Benson Bermuda Front March 03, 1865 1

This is bad wrote and spelt I have ?
Chance to write I sit down take it on my will

         Bermuda Front
                           March 03 the 1865
      Dear Wife         I must let you know
that I am well and hope you are also
The war seems to be commenced now
Along the lines by peters burg and
Richmond and hatches run there is
heavy fireing along these lines Wednesday
night the 29 the fireing commenced
about 10 o clock and I cannot describe
to you the scene it seemed to me
like sharp heavy thunder with out
any intermission and streaks of fire
going up in the air like lighting
form the shells exploding it cant
other ways be but that night must
have hurling may in to eternity
our camp is 7 miles from peters burg
and is all quiet yet what mite be
accomplished that night we no not yet
but may know more before I close
it is raining to day and is very muddy

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