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Camp Defiance May 19th Dear Brother I recieved yours of the 13th and was glad to hear you were all well I am well well at present John for the life of me I cant think of anything new to tell you there is no excitement here whatever. we have had no election yet for Captain you say Bill McLane is down on Armstrong I suppose he tells that armstrong is not liked here. I will tell you why he is down on him. some of the boys dont try to learn anything and if he speaks alittle cross to them they say he is too strict. but he is not half strict enough if he was I believe I will vote for him Mitchell is to easy on us some of the boys want Jim munn for Captain but I would rather have most any one else but him he is too much of aboy to