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Feb 6.
Mutzig
Als.
Y.M.C.A.
LE FOYER DU SOLDAT
Union Franco-Americaine

Dear Emma + children
You will see by this letter that my regiment has made a trip of about 150 miles the first 50 was on horse back. the rest by train. horse back it was fine but on the train very cold. last night it snowed so now it is quite winter my regiment is [[cantoned?]] in 4 vilgs Molsheim, Dorlisheim; Mutzig and Still. Two of the towns have already fine Foyers. so there is not much for me to do, our soulders can make use of them. Friday we begin our march through the [[rige?]] it will take five days. [[crossed out]]this is[[/crossed out]] we ought to arrive then in Apinel France. it will be grate to get on French ground again although this is french ground. it still