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his way home on a recruiting expedition he is tired of the service as well as almost every one that I meet the blunders of Fredericsburg and Vicksburg are discouragering to the soldiers for when commanders sacrifice men by thousands in vain it cannot help but destroy the confidence of the soldiers in such men I do hope such things will cease or our army will become demoralized and our country disgraced. Mr M has Brothers napsack which you will get as soon as he gets there I have been in the Hospital long enough to entitle me to a discharge but I expect they will not give one I expect that I can go to St Louis and join the Mississippi Marine brigade now filling up there none but convalescint Soldiers &