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1864-02-10

Wednesday 10  I had the pleasure to have command of our regiment on Battalion or Brigade drill, it passed off very nicely, the companies were formed in accordance with the rank of the captains some do not like this arrangement, but I do since I am the ranking captain in the regiment the position in the extreme right belongs to me and I want it.  Col. S.G. Hill returned today, he looks well but does not bring us any news of interest from home.  I am glad he has retuned since the major is unwell and cannot attend to the regiment as he would if he were well.  I received a few papers from Muscatine, they are little monitors still reminding me of my friends at home.  Yes good friends do not forget us in the army for we often think of you and wish many many times that we  might be permitted to counsel you on certain points, and to enjoy your pleasant and instructive society, but the duties we owe to our suffering country, bid us to remain at our posts until the enemies of our noble land shall come back to the constituted authorities of our majestic Republic, of which every American may justly feel proud, yes, and he will feel prouder of his country after it has [emersed?] from its baptism of blood, and comes forth pure regenerated, free, “the land of the free and the home of the brave”.  May this time come speedily .

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Wednesday 10 I had the pleasure to have command of our regiment on Battalion or Brigade drill, it passed off very nicely, the companies were formed in accordance with the rank of the captains some do not like this arrangement, but I do since I am the ranking captain in the regiment the position in the extreme right belongs to me and I want it. Col. S.G. Hill returned today, he looks well but does not bring us any news of interest from home. I am glad he has retuned since the major is unwell and cannot attend to the regiment as he would if he were well. I received a few papers from Muscatine, they are little monitors still reminding me of my friends at home. Yes good friends do not forget us in the army for we often think of you and wish many many times that we might be permitted to counsel you on certain points, and to enjoy your pleasant and instructive society, but the duties we owe to our suffering country, bid us to remain at our posts until the enemies of our noble land shall come back to the constituted authorities of our majestic Republic, of which every American may justly feel proud, yes, and he will feel prouder of his country after it has [emersed?] from its baptism of blood, and comes forth pure regenerated, free, “the land of the free and the home of the brave”. May this time come speedily .