This letter is addressed to "cousin" but remains unsigned. The writer gives a brief description of his circumstances after his recent arrival in Darien, GA with his regiment, claiming he's gotten "fat and sassy" since joining the army. He discusses the actions of the 54th Massachusetts, Colored troops in the town, describing a scene of general destruction and absent town dwellers. The first three pages are written in a steady, consistent hand

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