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On Monday we had orders to get ready for a grand review on Tuesday by Gen. Grant, but fortune favored us, there was a guard called for, for said General's quarters, and ours was the favored company. Yesterday and to day the division was marched out for the review but no Grant made his appearance, and is again put off untill tomorrow, it will probably be a tedious affair. The General has a nice house and handsomely laid out grounds for his Head Quarters. I wish that I could send you a bouquet that I gathered in the night, there were some of the most beautiful roses that I ever saw. There were large double roses as white as snow, also the [begin sideways writing] We have drawn [illegible], they are kin something like under shirts [sideways writing end]