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From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
Head Quarters 2nd Regt Maine Volunteers Porter's Division Halls Hill Va Dec. 8th 1861
Dear Sir
Your last letter came duly to hand am glad to hear that there is a prospect of my regiment being speedily filled up. If I do say it I consider it worthy of an increase as to numbers, but I know the difficulty that has heretofore [?] the recruiting of regts already in the field. I shall forward by express tomorrow the blanks sent by Adj. Gen'l Hodsdon carefully filled out, [?] the changes and the present state of my regt. up to date, as to a chaplain I have come to the conclusion that I had perhaps better wait a little longer as I