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� 56 Maine Ladies visiting. Murder in a quarrel Dec 22d I was detaled for picket and started at ten oclock A.M. 23d Still on picket, no news. 24th We returned from picket. Some Maine ladies here to see there friends. One of these ladies is the wife of our quartermaster, Oldin Litchfield of Rockland Maine. 25th Christmas Day. I got a pass for Freeman Knowles and myself and went to visit the 1st Me Cavelry. We saw all the boys and they wer well. They had just got back from a scout of four days. They went threw the blue ridge, and to Luray [?], and burned four tannerys the property assisting in the rebel cause, and rebel property to the amou-nt of $200,000. J Coakley from Hamilton Me was shot in a quarrel by one Sargt of a Pensylvania regt. Whisky was the cause of the trouble. 26th Nothing new of importense. 27th I expected Sidney and Prentis today but it comensed raining at nine oclock and they did not come.

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+Maine Ladies visiting. Murder in a quarrel
+Dec 22d I was detaled for picket and started at ten oclock A.M.
+d Still on picket, no news.
+th We returned from picket. Some Maine ladies here to see there friends. One of these ladies is the wife of our quartermaster, Oldin Litchfield of Rockland Maine.
+th Christmas Day. I got a pass for Freeman Knowles and myself and went to visit the 1st Me Cavelry. We saw all the boys and they wer well. They had just got back from a scout of four days. They went threw the blue ridge, and to Luray [?], and burned four tannerys the property assisting in the rebel cause, and rebel property to the amou-nt of $200,000. J Coakley from Hamilton Me was shot in a quarrel by one Sargt of a Pensylvania regt. Whisky was the cause of the trouble.
+th Nothing new of importense.
+th I expected Sidney and Prentis today but it comensed raining at nine oclock and they did not come.