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care for himself or anything else, he was drunk almost all of the time.  Co. "D" has no respect for him and as an officer he was a mear cipher in the Regt.  Lieut Morrison is A.D.C. on Gen'l Rices Staff and is a good officer,  some of the men do not like him Say he has The big head & & but as long as he treats me well I will say nothing against him.  I do not Think he entends to quit the Service for awhile yet.  Co."D" is now without a commanding officer I presume some one will be assigned to that duty until an officer is properly appointed.  I think J. D. Hamilton who is now at home wounded will be Capt. of the Co. and Ben Thomas 1st Lt.  I do not expect anything in the Co. myself as there is about 35 veterans & I do not wish to try for a position that will throw one of them out and create dissatisfaction I think I will eventually get a good position outside the Co.-  you speak in your last letter about Drunkin Officers. You do not detest them any more Than I do for I See them almost every day and I often fear That poor whisky will give us trouble yet for on the day of our last battle the 22nd ult Several of our officers was Intoxicated. (I mean in The Regiment) but do not be alarmed about me my dear

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care for himself or anything else, he was drunk almost all of the time. Co. "D" has no respect for him and as an officer he was a mear cipher in the Regt. Lieut Morrison is A.D.C. on Gen'l Rices Staff and is a good officer, some of the men do not like him Say he has The big head & & but as long as he treats me well I will say nothing against him. I do not Think he entends to quit the Service for awhile yet. Co."D" is now without a commanding officer I presume some one will be assigned to that duty until an officer is properly appointed. I think J. D. Hamilton who is now at home wounded will be Capt. of the Co. and Ben Thomas 1st Lt. I do not expect anything in the Co. myself as there is about 35 veterans & I do not wish to try for a position that will throw one of them out and create dissatisfaction I think I will eventually get a good position outside the Co.- you speak in your last letter about Drunkin Officers. You do not detest them any more Than I do for I See them almost every day and I often fear That poor whisky will give us trouble yet for on the day of our last battle the 22nd ult Several of our officers was Intoxicated. (I mean in The Regiment) but do not be alarmed about me my dear