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I came to my work as I promised, was here all of last week, spent Saturday and Sunday at Gfd. got your letters, and had a long talk with Congressman Washburn. He says that the matter of detail lies with the President, and not with Gen. Sherman, that Grant told him [2 words underlined] that this college might select it's officer and he should be ordered here, he consequently advises me to do as I originally (Sept. 9th) determined, get a delay if I can as he thinks that with time [2 words underlined] he can get me the detail for a year without my giving up my cavalry commission. This then is my only chance of remaining an officer of the Tenth, for I must [strike] stay East through the winter, at least, and if I don't get detailed here as Capt. 10th Cav. I shall transfer rather than lose the position. | I came to my work as I promised, was here all of last week, spent Saturday and Sunday at Gfd. got your letters, and had a long talk with Congressman Washburn. He says that the matter of detail lies with the President, and not with Gen. Sherman, that Grant told him [2 words underlined] that this college might select it's officer and he should be ordered here, he consequently advises me to do as I originally (Sept. 9th) determined, get a delay if I can as he thinks that with time [2 words underlined] he can get me the detail for a year without my giving up my cavalry commission. This then is my only chance of remaining an officer of the Tenth, for I must [strike] stay East through the winter, at least, and if I don't get detailed here as Capt. 10th Cav. I shall transfer rather than lose the position. | ||
I presume that if you should say that you would rather get along without me a year than have me transfer, it would decide the matter, but I don't know that I will ask you to do so, as I must not, considering the state of my affairs bind [underline] myself to return to my reg't. even then, altho' I presume [underline] I should be ready to do so. | |||
Revision as of 19:50, 16 May 2019
I came to my work as I promised, was here all of last week, spent Saturday and Sunday at Gfd. got your letters, and had a long talk with Congressman Washburn. He says that the matter of detail lies with the President, and not with Gen. Sherman, that Grant told him [2 words underlined] that this college might select it's officer and he should be ordered here, he consequently advises me to do as I originally (Sept. 9th) determined, get a delay if I can as he thinks that with time [2 words underlined] he can get me the detail for a year without my giving up my cavalry commission. This then is my only chance of remaining an officer of the Tenth, for I must [strike] stay East through the winter, at least, and if I don't get detailed here as Capt. 10th Cav. I shall transfer rather than lose the position.
I presume that if you should say that you would rather get along without me a year than have me transfer, it would decide the matter, but I don't know that I will ask you to do so, as I must not, considering the state of my affairs bind [underline] myself to return to my reg't. even then, altho' I presume [underline] I should be ready to do so.