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2nd Regt Maine Volunteers | 2nd Regt Maine Volunteers | ||
Camp near Harrisons Landing Va | Camp near Harrisons Landing Va | ||
| − | July 20th | + | July 20th,1862 |
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General | General | ||
| − | Yours of the 17th inst is before me | + | |
| + | Yours of the 17th | ||
| + | inst is before me. Am exceedingly | ||
| + | pleased to learn that efforts are | ||
| + | being made to refill my regt. The | ||
| + | little 2nd however has no commissions | ||
| + | to bestow upon outsiders, they must | ||
| + | come as privates and by their soldierly | ||
| + | conduct earn promotion. I have now | ||
| + | divers & sundry sergeants & corporals | ||
| + | abundantly able to perform acceptably | ||
| + | the duties of capts., Lieuts & even Cols | ||
| + | say nothing about the line officers | ||
| + | in the command. Please give my kind regards | ||
| + | to his Excellency the Gov. also to one | ||
| + | Col. Harding, Major Miller & Fenno. | ||
| + | Just before we get prepared to take | ||
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Head Quarters 2nd Regt Maine Volunteers Camp near Harrisons Landing Va July 20th,1862
General
Yours of the 17th inst is before me. Am exceedingly pleased to learn that efforts are being made to refill my regt. The little 2nd however has no commissions to bestow upon outsiders, they must come as privates and by their soldierly conduct earn promotion. I have now divers & sundry sergeants & corporals abundantly able to perform acceptably the duties of capts., Lieuts & even Cols say nothing about the line officers in the command. Please give my kind regards to his Excellency the Gov. also to one Col. Harding, Major Miller & Fenno. Just before we get prepared to take