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  About 2 weeks I went to see him frequently during his short illness, and at the time of his death his brother Dan from Chicago was with him.  He returned to Chicago Sabbath evening taking the body with him.
    our battery is still in the camp where we were last Sabbath.  
   We went out on a cavalry expedition 14 miles on the Manchester pike last Thursday starting at 2 oclcok pm and getting back at 10 PM having marched 28 miles.  Since writing last Sabbath, We have been obliged to reduce our baggage in [illegible] of giving into the Cavalry Services and are now only allowed to carry a couple of shirts, couple of Stockings, jacket, blanket and what we have on our backs. 
   The Cannoneers have also been mounted, making