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1864-02-26

Friday 26.  I have been having the blues for sometime I can not fully explain the cause of my feeling so, but I do not think that I am getting my rights in this regiment, I see many favors shown to persons here who are not entitled them either by position nor faithfulness in duty.  Things in our regiment appear to be managed by favor more than anything else, the greatest flatterers are most appreciated by those in authority, and when officers who are constantly on board and always do their duty, but who have the boldness to express their dissatisfaction at some of the mismanagement of their superiors, ask for any favors they can not obtain them.  I have claimed my position on the extreme right of the regiment for sometime, but it has been denied me because the colonel supposed I was not entitled to it by rank, since regulations said nothing about it, after I proved to him that the regulation did say that: “Companies will be formed in the battalion in accordance with the rank of their captains”, he said he thought this had reference to the organization of the regiment.  I answered, “it” says companies will be formed &co”, when? why when they are not so formed”, “are our companies so formed?” “NO”. “Then it is your duty to form them so”.  He has promised to consider it for the last week but it appears he does not intend to do so.  Two regiments in our brigade are so formed.  I spoke to him again today, I told him for the last time

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Friday 26. I have been having the blues for sometime I can not fully explain the cause of my feeling so, but I do not think that I am getting my rights in this regiment, I see many favors shown to persons here who are not entitled them either by position nor faithfulness in duty. Things in our regiment appear to be managed by favor more than anything else, the greatest flatterers are most appreciated by those in authority, and when officers who are constantly on board and always do their duty, but who have the boldness to express their dissatisfaction at some of the mismanagement of their superiors, ask for any favors they can not obtain them. I have claimed my position on the extreme right of the regiment for sometime, but it has been denied me because the colonel supposed I was not entitled to it by rank, since regulations said nothing about it, after I proved to him that the regulation did say that: “Companies will be formed in the battalion in accordance with the rank of their captains”, he said he thought this had reference to the organization of the regiment. I answered, “it” says companies will be formed &co”, when? why when they are not so formed”, “are our companies so formed?” “NO”. “Then it is your duty to form them so”. He has promised to consider it for the last week but it appears he does not intend to do so. Two regiments in our brigade are so formed. I spoke to him again today, I told him for the last time