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Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
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4 elected them. Just here I will make one prophesy and that is that Wally Smith will have a Commission in that Company within Six months, just Stick a pin there and see if I am not right. I would like to know who the dastard is that is writing home about our Regiment being Demoralized and talks of disbanding. I will say this much without fear of contradiction that the 15th Regt has as full ranks (with one exception the 9th Ohio, which has 900 men for duty) and is under as good dicipline, can Stand as much hardship without flinching as any other Regiment in this department of the Army and whoever it is that writes such things is considered a Sore head by any of his Company, and just such as he or they are are just the ones who make demoralizeation in a Company or Regiment. I am surprised to hear that Bud Thatcher had the impudence to go to Liberty and show his parole although knowing the man as he is known in this Company, one should not be surprised at anything he could or would do. A few words in regard to his parole, it can be proven that 2 or 3 days before he left he offered $5.00 to any one who would furnish him with a copy of one And as regards the provisions he was hunting is this, himself and 2 others went to hunt a W_____house and the two that went with him left him at such a house and that is the last we heard of him until we heard of him on the Ohio River Showing his parole. Before he
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4 elected them. Just here I will make one prophesy and that is that Wally Smith will have a Commission in that Company within Six months, just Stick a pin there and see if I am not right. I would like to know who the dastard is that is writing home about our Regiment being Demoralized and talks of disbanding. I will say this much without fear of contradiction that the 15th Regt has as full ranks (with one exception the 9th Ohio, which has 900 men for duty) and is under as good dicipline, can Stand as much hardship without flinching as any other Regiment in this department of the Army and whoever it is that writes such things is considered a Sore head by any of his Company, and just such as he or they are are just the ones who make demoralizeation in a Company or Regiment. I am surprised to hear that Bud Thatcher had the impudence to go to Liberty and show his parole although knowing the man as he is known in this Company, one should not be surprised at anything he could or would do. A few words in regard to his parole, it can be proven that 2 or 3 days before he left he offered $5.00 to any one who would furnish him with a copy of one And as regards the provisions he was hunting is this, himself and 2 others went to hunt a W_____house and the two that went with him left him at such a house and that is the last we heard of him until we heard of him on the Ohio River Showing his parole. Before he
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