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uUlt;l than Htibl soldier* ordinarily are.I attended dr*** par*He tonight.— \V»th the sxctption of ( o’b Ea G,1 tnd D, which are detailed as Provoat in town, our regiment WM alt out anti looked quite natural. Oar Colonel ban again Uk*m command of the regiment Adj Montgomery, who for a long ha* been acting a* Adjutant General. ha* ret it r nod to the regiment Our Lieut. Col., Pratt,haa not yet reported, though here, He ie in command of a regiment of convalescent*, went on from Louis vilie; he terms them the “Quinine Keg intent 11 He ia a moat splendid man, and wilt bo well liked.We are having most delightful weather—eprieg like, with occasionally n hue shower of rain. The rail com luunicatiou I icing cut oft between hero and f Anisviltoe, we have had but one in nil fn tin hmun within the last four weeks, it not being deemed bhAi toeertrl by boat The only chance we have ttuW to send a letter home is by the hand of same kind friend. Wo have not yet received our pay, but expect to noun. It in nqmrted f.*nol« Ham sent the Iaymaster this way some tin*o ago, but when he got to Lou la villa lie loot it all gambling; bully boy.An far nit eatable*, or “grill/’ In concerned, we have plenty. Our living consists of bacon, port, beef, “fresh ' hard bread, (lour, coffee, sugar, molas aew, rice, be ana, hommmy, potato**, (oo easifmolly.) salt, vinegar, Ac ;—good enough. The boy* are all newly clothed from head to foot. Our arms have been exchanged for IT. 8. muskst*, a much better gun, and tnoae effective in action, from the fact they carry instead of one ball, three buck shot and a ball ; and Woe be to the mnn w ho get® before it Hoping this unholy war will woo a end, nod wo may be permitted to rcturu to our home* hi peace, I remain Keepectfully Yours,(). 8. Ida via.Actinlt; Qtuu1*rniifc»tfr'i3lt;i Mirk ItsjfftTuesday Morning, Jan, 13. Cnpt Wood roll hit* returned from hi* foraging expedition with five leads of hay ami outs, and reports plenty more left behindThe Michigan ‘25th have just come in from Mumfordaville, and are now m camped on our right a few rods distant.
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The East Saginaw Courier
Saginaw, Michigan, US
Tue, Jan 20, 1863
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