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He thinks his mother should keep N. at school because it's better for him to have a good education than to work. A furlough is completely out of the question right now.

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It looks like they are headed south this spring. There was a bad winter storm after they had some of the nicest weather for the past month or so.

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The weather is wonderful. He complains about his old horse and says he is a poor boy. He imagines he will make his fortune one day.

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His mother doesn't want him to correspond with a particular girl but he is thinking to write her a letter just for spite.

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He gives her permission to use all the money he sends for Hattie's education.He hopes the war will end before he reenlists. Reading letters puts him in a good mood.

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He is back in Yankton. There are about a dozen white men and 400 Indians there. Not much is happening. They will be marching in a few days.

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He is sick and tired of everything. He doesn't even care where he is as long he has enough to eat. It has been really hot.

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Drake died. The emigrant train was surrounded for 2 weeks and they sent out 1,000 men and 200 cavalry as reinforcements. 45 men escorted the emigrants through the Indian country. Written at Fort Rice

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He is very well and getting very fat. He got all the things she sent via Judd Sanborn. He talks about the money they're allowed for clothing.

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They've been told they'll get 20 dollars a month now. But he is not sure if he believes it. The officers will get a pay cut so there is not such a big discrepancy between the privates' pay and the officers' pay.

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