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1863-03-25 -- 1863-03-26

Wed.  25.  We are in possession of a great many rumors concerning the doings down South, of our troops but no reliance can be placed in them, since they are asserted in one telegram and contradicted in the next.  I do not see how it is possible for the rebels to hold out much longer yet they seem to possess a tremendous power of endurance, but the victory must be ours, we must conquer them.  

Thurs.  26.  My old chum and class mate Milne of Western College, private secretary of governor Kirkwood, came to see me this evening, it was a very pleasant meeting.  I talked with him till midnight, of all that had transpired since we had last seen each other.  He is on his way to Vicksburg in charge of sanitary goods, and as secretary of Mrs. Wittemeyer Chief of sanitary Commission.  How pleasant it is to meet a friend of our younger days, especially one who has sit with you in the recitation room.

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Wed. 25. We are in possession of a great many rumors concerning the doings down South, of our troops but no reliance can be placed in them, since they are asserted in one telegram and contradicted in the next. I do not see how it is possible for the rebels to hold out much longer yet they seem to possess a tremendous power of endurance, but the victory must be ours, we must conquer them. Thurs. 26. My old chum and class mate Milne of Western College, private secretary of governor Kirkwood, came to see me this evening, it was a very pleasant meeting. I talked with him till midnight, of all that had transpired since we had last seen each other. He is on his way to Vicksburg in charge of sanitary goods, and as secretary of Mrs. Wittemeyer Chief of sanitary Commission. How pleasant it is to meet a friend of our younger days, especially one who has sit with you in the recitation room.