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And one of deep affliction to our family. I believe that our Regiment is the only one here that is celebrating the day by not drilling, and that is a wonder too for Col. Vifquain is the hardest drill Master here, by all odds. As a general thing, there has to be a good excuse or he will have us drilling. Vifquain is a man that I respect, still I fear him since he has come in command the Regt. has been under strictest Military discipline Some of his rules are rather grinding to a volunteer, and I sometimes think useless. Although I had rather it would be so, than to be ruled by as lenient a hand as formerly, for then a good Soldier had all the duty to preform