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prefferable, to eating Army rations here, if I can only get passed out to get it. This is my third day here, and have already had two passes, so that I am almost ashamed to ask for another so soon. The reason of my receiving so much favor is; that an Officer of the 77th Ills. is in charge, and he done it through respect for my Regt. Other men have been here for a week, and have never had a pass. Since I left home have written Sarah twice, once from Cairo, and the other fro Morganza posting her of my movement up to that place. I did not get away from Morganza untill last Monday, and arrived in this City on Tuesday, and reported immediately to the Hospital. There the Dr gave me the consolation