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1-24-1863 p2-3. As to being \u201cragged,\u201d I can\u2019t say that ever I have been. I get under- clothing from the Sutlers, and such things as pants & shoes, I get from the commissary by paying the Government price.
\n\tThe rifle that you inquired about, after carrying it to Snicker\u2019s Gap, I got rid of it and gave it away.
\n\tI don\u2019t think you could, at present, get here at all as they don\u2019t allow citizens to come within the lines. Some do come, yet, if the order is at anytime countermanded, I will write to you immediately. I should like you to come very much.
\n\tYou could not send me anything just now with any certainty of it getting here. We have a way of getting things direct from Washington and our Caterer keeps the mess well supplied.
\n\tPeace is a word that I don\u2019t often hear used, but I think if something isn\u2019t done pretty soon, that we will have peace with a vengeance by recognizing the Southern\u2019s Confederacy.
\n\tI will tell you, secretly, that there is a dissatisfied spirit all through the Army. A few days ago one whole Division mutinied because they hadn\u2019t been paid within two or three months. And when this Army moved a few days ago, I think, five thousand would not cover the desertions, I mean from the Volunteers.
\n\tA Regular Soldier looks up to Uncle Sam (as we all call him) almost as their God. Although in our little battalion of about two hundred men, we have men from every State in the Union, and I think if there is a final thrash up, as I am afraid there will be, if this army is not handled better, the Regulars will stand by the Government to the last.
\n\tThe whole Army now is where it was one month ago and, instead of decreasing as you seem to suppose, I believe, it had been increased by at least two Divisions.
\n\tThe reason that I think I shall be sent on Recruiting Service is that by the 15th of March we will not have men enough in our regiment to make a Platoon. Our men were, nearly all, enlisted in 1858; as yet we have got no recruits. Men will not enlist in the Regulars if they can help it. The principle <\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":2966,"height":2336,"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3-300x236.jpg","width":300,"height":236,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3-300x236.jpg"},"medium_large":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3-768x605.jpg","width":768,"height":605,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3-768x605.jpg"},"large":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3-2000x1575.jpg","width":2000,"height":1575,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3-2000x1575.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3-300x300.jpg","width":300,"height":300,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3-300x300.jpg"},"post_thumbnail":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"single-post-thumbnail":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"home-post-thumbnail":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3-200x200.jpg","width":200,"height":200,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3-200x200.jpg"},"full":{"file":"1-24-1863-p2-3.jpg","width":2966,"height":2336,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","keywords":[]}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-24-1863-p2-3.jpg","filename":"1-24-1863-p2-3.jpg","filesize":1969014,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8587"}]}}