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William Boyd began a second letter on June 4th to his father noting that Pressley and family friend James Alewine came to visit after he sent his previous letter. In the letter concluded the next day he notes another man from his company, Thomas Low, had died that day – June 4. Pressley and James had brought news that Daniel had been promoted to corporal in their unit of the Seventh S. C.

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