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� Masardis boys visit me 37 Aug 16th Sunday. John Wescott was at our regt to see us. His regt lay at Kellys Ford at the 12th corps headquarters a meeting at five oclock P.M. 17th We drilled twice. I wrote to Sidney. 18th Reed a letter from Frances written Aug 8th and mailed the 11th Answered the same letter 19th A brigade drill at 3 1/2 oclock P.M. After geting into the field and frill-ing a while I found myself unable to drill with comfort so I go excused and sent to camp 20th I got excused from duty by the Surgeon on the account of not being well. 21st Excused from duty, but no better. I wrote a letter to Gilman S Gould in Jarvis[?] Hospital. Baltimore M. H. Jefferson Smith was here to see me. He is at the 12th Corps Comissary to help drive beef cattle. He is well and says, our Portage Lake pilate is with him and is well also. A soldier was picked up in the river about 60 rods from our camp, drowned.