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like on oasis in the desert in these times of trouble doubts and perplexities I have in vain attempted to glean something from the papers that would throw light upon the subject of your whereabouts condition & c if this reaches you and you have an opportunity of answering it I wish you would give me the name of your Commanding officer so that I will know which your Division is when I am reading an account of the war movements we are taking the paper caled the Dollar Times published in Cincinnatti any message you could sent to that would reach us if anything serious should occur do not try to keep it from us though I suppose I have no need of charging you thus quite an excitement was created in Jerseyville week before last in consequence of the arest of a Rebel prisner that