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I am well pleased with our new Quartermaster, he will do his duty and we will be well as well fed hereafter.

       Tuesday morning 6 o'clock A.M.
            I was called away while writing this about 3 o'clock on Sabbath afternoon and have been so busy that I had not time to finish.    At roll call on Sabbath evening we [illegible] orders [illegible] to have our knapsacks packed, tents struck and ready for starting for Louisville by [illegible] o'clock Monday morning. Accordingly the bugle was sounded for roll call at 3 1/4 o'clock next morning (wasn't it early) and after roll call struck our tents, took breakfast, harnessed the horses and started for Louisville, to received by the General of the brigade to which we are attached.   Arriving at Louisville our battery lead the column, the other batteries followed us, and next came the infantry regiments belonging to Regiment from Chicago.  The whole brigade was received by the general on Broadway, walking a line about 3 miles long.   I never was in such a misery in my life before, and hope never to be again.  Sitting on a horse for about 2 hours under the most scorching sun I ever experienced.  During the review there were about 300 of our brigade men sun struck of whom about 10 died.   (This is a certain fact).  After the review we marched through the principal streets of Louisville, and there went south of