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Marcellus W. Darling papers, 1864
1864-09-11-Page 01
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Q. M. Department 154th N.Y.V. Atlanta Ga,, Sunday Sept,,11th,,1864 Dear Friends. I seat myself once more to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and prospering finely in the great and famous City of the South. You will see by the date or hearing of this that I have left the Hospital, and I am detailed as Commissary Serg't. of the Regiment (that is) to draw and issue the rations for the Regiment. we have got a commissary to our regiment but he is detailed at Corps Head Quarters and Edgar had a chance to recomend any one he choosed to for the place so he choose me, there is one or two things why I had rather be here, that is I do not have to carry any gun and when on the march I do not have to cary any of my things and I mess with Edgar. he can buy any thing they have at the commissary so we can live very well. I had just got back from the Hosp't,, the day I was detailed (day before yesterday) I can probaly stay here if I suit them (which I think I can do) till our commissary Serg't,, gets back and I dont know how long that will be he may stay where he is till our time is out and he may come back when we move but I think not. I have just come from the Reg't,, have been issuing Soft bread I got the package of Envelopes you sent me. this is the first mail that has come in in several days for the road has been cut I expected to get three or four letters today, being I have not had any in so long a time, but I will never mind perhaps I shall get them next time. I believe I told you to mail the Envelopes at Rutledge for I knew it would be just like Kellogg to charge nine or twelve cents for sending
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Q. M. Department 154th N.Y.V. Atlanta Ga,, Sunday Sept,,11th,,1864 Dear Friends. I seat myself once more to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and prospering finely in the great and famous City of the South. You will see by the date or hearing of this that I have left the Hospital, and I am detailed as Commissary Serg't. of the Regiment (that is) to draw and issue the rations for the Regiment. we have got a commissary to our regiment but he is detailed at Corps Head Quarters and Edgar had a chance to recomend any one he choosed to for the place so he choose me, there is one or two things why I had rather be here, that is I do not have to carry any gun and when on the march I do not have to cary any of my things and I mess with Edgar. he can buy any thing they have at the commissary so we can live very well. I had just got back from the Hosp't,, the day I was detailed (day before yesterday) I can probaly stay here if I suit them (which I think I can do) till our commissary Serg't,, gets back and I dont know how long that will be he may stay where he is till our time is out and he may come back when we move but I think not. I have just come from the Reg't,, have been issuing Soft bread I got the package of Envelopes you sent me. this is the first mail that has come in in several days for the road has been cut I expected to get three or four letters today, being I have not had any in so long a time, but I will never mind perhaps I shall get them next time. I believe I told you to mail the Envelopes at Rutledge for I knew it would be just like Kellogg to charge nine or twelve cents for sending
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