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cvuicii* uiidwu vuo toosi inainerenilodging*—-be ic content to makefare and the beat ter daysof jererytciiog, and hope for betand roadsthe only hope thatprepareshit frugalilia lowly bed,dotsto come. And if that sustains bin? A* be*4 I * 1 *meal and turns into he feel that these arehis only rewards and hope ? No, for he dreams of the Wjgbt hearthstone and the comfort's he left behind two or three years ago. j These are thoughts he cannot at- times batiisb from bis mind, tlio' ho struggles to perform his duties in a manner becoming a soldier, But for the* • . |. j * *present wo will Us.ve him to his rest and. ' lt;. •. . • . # - • *.dreams. . . Vovrs truly, jIVliiki, iArmy*Hospital Cascf Raxoall, Madison j. F«l». 50tb, 1S65. jMr. Editor:—As quite a number b( local papers of oar patriotic State find their way to the hospital, I wish to have the Chippewa Valley represented also. U is quite a treat for the wounded soldier to read the news from hone and vicinity, y(Tn a moment 1 seem to be there.”) ; ’ .* \: We ar^a to bare quite a change at Camp and Harrey- hospitals to day.—• Most of the wounded and permanent invalids are! to be transferred to the Prai-riedu Cbein Hospital this afternoon,‘by* * r » a J ( the 4 o’clock trmirijto makeropm-for the■ * *■ i “ * • •sick and wounded at Washington and other points, I bear that they are to eonio heroj for the reason that they will got bettor|medical aid than at other-bos-pitala iq Wisconsin. We bavo had quite an addition built to tho Camp hospital,which will‘.accommodate about three bun-• | • j • * , .dred patients. We are haviug beautiful weather—just snowj enongh on the ground for ail sorts of Vehicles to be ontbomove.) Recruits are to be seen iu all directions inland abodt the camp. 1\ » **, ^ i ‘ 1 • ’ * ' ‘ * *am informed there are about'four tbou-! j - 1 : f .\*Vi • ‘ * '' ’ 4sand in camp at the preseut tiiue. They are detailed ia squads and are drillingwith the cxpeetatiofc of being sent to tlwfrimt soon' to' help crush the Great Dra-???• .r-, J..V• ; :The.hospital jboys .make their exit er-jsry pleasant day; - provided they can geta pasa to go to' tho'. capital^ to see wbatf*fcw oo their seturu baTCI J *V4« '*i[ w* ta ' ’* '■ 1 - Vto yisit .the Bull Pen, for ooming-bome with a ‘'brick in their hat*;” others arc adorned.witb- baiia*d chain for a few wbifb* makes them: appearrather interesting7 A'- hospital -is next to a-li? iV •;.»*? . fblr v.:V*'itseenooi rooin to s$c and lean) what human•* r * i.v . at;*!--? • ^r»■ :«ompo«d. of..:y AJi sorts ol pranks, je its ahd capers are tbe order of the day and night. A few diahnss thi -merit fc of iuwbargtpg men wbtrgo'tb lheeity *nd thraah thnt fo«r common EtiJ‘u1i11 it i-;vVW,v,»i {«p?]jpr.|n5Jv-v-and otherk noV abTo jto. do ligbfc.dnly^ tOI-. . -T ! 13.* • '.ut. .J. i.-i, ,k . .• ■* %.»w*. I,lu if* nifflfktu} , f A f hA( lV af.i .12 * .ll awa'iam
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Eau Claire Daily Free Press
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Mar 16, 1865
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