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Brunswick Dec 6th. 1865

[The handwriting appears hasty throughout. Several times, two words are written with no space between, as if the writer didn't lift his pen between words. This will be indicated with a hyphen between the joined words.]

My dear-Gnl.

I have thought it best to-send youa Book in-which a portion [underlined] of the papers I referred to are copied, & other authentic slips of paper pasted.

These are incidents of a merely formal nature which it would-not be proper for me either to write myself, or (by that convenient process to-which a flaming modesty so often resorts) to procure others to write for me. Time will bring them out. I prefer that-my reputation should improve [underlined] upon a better knowledge of-facts, rather than diminish.

I observe that-in your Report I am spoken of as absent [Here, a small red X is written, indicating a footnote. The footnote is at the bottom of the next page.] from my Regt. occasionally without any remark to-the effect that I-was at that time comdg. [commanding] the-Brigade. Indeed I am classed merely with Col. Gilmore as "absent." when in fact I was at-that time leadg. my Brigade into Battle, &-had my horse shot there.