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1862-10-16 Page 03
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had any efect but I felt cool and done it deliberately, I felt that it was only doing my duty, the most of the boys stood up to it first rate, Albert was sick that day Jordon was on guard Dolittle had the ague. Bill Hall was down at the heel for the benefit of Aaron I will give you the names of the wounded, Black Shot in hip and left to die, he never could be found. Alexander Brown, left arm broken Seargent Stiger, two shots in leg Corporal Henry finger and slight wound in hip J W Pierce finger Orderly Muire slight scratch on head J Vantreese Brest slight, the Regt suffered as bad as it did at Shilo in proportion to the number of men engaged, Lieuts Eldrege, Kinsman, Cathcart, the last named was Lieut only two weeks, was killed, Lieut Col Belnap was in command. Major Caningham slightly woonded in the arm, I understood that the Iowa third had one hundred killed in the fight at the Hatchee. I received a letter from Jason this week let him read this in answer to his also I had one from Squire Seymour and one from brother Edwin, his folks wer well I supose the draft has fell through with and I recon you are not sory I have not had a letter from home for over two weeks
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had any efect but I felt cool and done it deliberately, I felt that it was only doing my duty, the most of the boys stood up to it first rate, Albert was sick that day Jordon was on guard Dolittle had the ague. Bill Hall was down at the heel for the benefit of Aaron I will give you the names of the wounded, Black Shot in hip and left to die, he never could be found. Alexander Brown, left arm broken Seargent Stiger, two shots in leg Corporal Henry finger and slight wound in hip J W Pierce finger Orderly Muire slight scratch on head J Vantreese Brest slight, the Regt suffered as bad as it did at Shilo in proportion to the number of men engaged, Lieuts Eldrege, Kinsman, Cathcart, the last named was Lieut only two weeks, was killed, Lieut Col Belnap was in command. Major Caningham slightly woonded in the arm, I understood that the Iowa third had one hundred killed in the fight at the Hatchee. I received a letter from Jason this week let him read this in answer to his also I had one from Squire Seymour and one from brother Edwin, his folks wer well I supose the draft has fell through with and I recon you are not sory I have not had a letter from home for over two weeks
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