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to Father

Squads in hundreds of rebel prisoners are coming in. Hospitals are full of both Union and Confederate soldiers but he remains healthy.

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They lost 300 or 400 men in the last battle.

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He assures his father that a mistake has been made when the claim is made that the zoaves participated in the battle of Antietam. They were, in fact held in reserve. He says the army is behind in its payments.

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He notes that President Lincoln arrived in town after his visit with the Grand Army and made two short speeches.

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He writes that Mr. Hallow received his father's letter informing him the money written for by him had been sent on.

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He describes the beauty of where they are camped in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Then talks of the beautiful new uniform.

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He left encampment at Pleasant Valley and marched onward until they crossed the Potomac into Virginia. He is now in charge of some 40 men.

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He is glad the Haller family received the money everyone was so worried about.

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He camped where the rebels had possession of in the morning. A skirmish broke out.

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The army has been cracking down on "stragglers." but says the Ninth has no stragglers and they can march longer than anyone else and Burnside himself has complimented them.

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