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� 2 January Camp Franklin 11 Much pleasanter today -- No brigade drill. So we rest. I am studying Tactics somewhat and preparing myself for field work. Report says our division has been detailed for some Secret expidition. That would please the boys. Why dont Sherman capture Charleston or Savannah? If he has been driven off from the main laud he alone is to blame. He should have moved more rapidly.
Read Sumner's speech on the international question delivered in the Senate two days since. He claims the position taken by England in the matter as a triumph for the commercial interests of the world. The speech is dignified and lofty in tone -- one of the best efforts of the distinguished Senator.