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than my meals are it matters not how hungry I am. Lieut George Everett is well Lieut Roberts has gone home on a leave of (15) fifteen day expected to be married while at home. The weather is most beautiful at this time and the roads are in perfect order. and portions of the army are in motion but the two Divisions 1 & 2 of the 23rd A.C. that is here have no orders as yet in regard to marching. Our Corps is receiving large numbers of Recruits. My Regt is very near (1100) Eleven hundred strong and all the officers that we have is just six (6) while we are entitled to (33) thirty three. I have command of (175) one hundred seventy five men. Lieut Racon the same number. I have just one man in my company who is able to help me with my books. Don't you think that we have very near all the duties to perform that we can perform with any perfection. Well the war news is very interesting dont you think. Sherman is doing well with his army. Genl Sheridan is at work very near Richmond. and I have an idea that the army of the James will swing around and