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or the good of the service does not require  
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as the good of the service does not require  
 
that an assistant should be appointed
 
that an assistant should be appointed
 
to supply Doct. Palmers place--
 
to supply Doct. Palmers place--
 +
 
My health is now pretty fair though I
 
My health is now pretty fair though I
am growing old two years in our [ ]
+
am growing old two years in one and
 
am anxious not to be broken down entirely.
 
am anxious not to be broken down entirely.
Much is said in the paper, about some
+
Much is said in the papers about some
of the Maine regiments-- [ ] is rarely
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of the Maine regiments-- ours is rarely
 
spoken of for which I feel thankful
 
spoken of for which I feel thankful
 
as we do not desire praise and think
 
as we do not desire praise and think
 
we don't deserve censure. We have but
 
we don't deserve censure. We have but
four men in Hospital and only [ ]
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four men in Hospital and only  
 
those much sick--but there are about
 
those much sick--but there are about
 
forty in the regiment unfit for duty
 
forty in the regiment unfit for duty
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Hospital wounded or sick with chronic
 
Hospital wounded or sick with chronic
 
diseases as to the recruits sent since
 
diseases as to the recruits sent since
July about seventy five less than thir-
+
July about seventy five, less than thirty
ty are now fit for duty. The large bounty  
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are now fit for duty. The large bounty  
paid even in my judgment not only [color?]
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paid was in my judgment not only [?]
 
of money but a curse to the service.
 
of money but a curse to the service.
 
I am making an effort to get discharges
 
I am making an effort to get discharges
for those unfit for service or being [worse?averse?]
+
for those unfit for service or being worse
 
than useless. We have not [  ] a [ ]  
 
than useless. We have not [  ] a [ ]  
 
in Regimental Hospital since about the
 
in Regimental Hospital since about the
 
middle of last June when we were
 
middle of last June when we were
floundering in the swamps of Chicka
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floundering in the swamps of Chickahominy--
Louisiana--
 

Latest revision as of 18:18, 28 October 2021

as the good of the service does not require that an assistant should be appointed to supply Doct. Palmers place--

My health is now pretty fair though I am growing old two years in one and am anxious not to be broken down entirely. Much is said in the papers about some of the Maine regiments-- ours is rarely spoken of for which I feel thankful as we do not desire praise and think we don't deserve censure. We have but four men in Hospital and only those much sick--but there are about forty in the regiment unfit for duty most of whom are either new recruits or have recently returned from General Hospital wounded or sick with chronic diseases as to the recruits sent since July about seventy five, less than thirty are now fit for duty. The large bounty paid was in my judgment not only [?] of money but a curse to the service. I am making an effort to get discharges for those unfit for service or being worse than useless. We have not [ ] a [ ] in Regimental Hospital since about the middle of last June when we were floundering in the swamps of Chickahominy--