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- | We received yesterday a letter from Quarter-master P. K. DELANEY, dated "Camp Wool, near Relay House, Md, Sept. 22." Lieut. DELANEY says all the officers and men of the Regment are in good health and spirits--not ten on the sick list, all told." We are encamped on a beautiful hill back of the Relay House, which gives us a good view of the surrounding country, here is stationed here tho 138 Pennsylvania, 4th Maryland, 118th N. York, and one of BURNSIDE'S batteries commanded by Capt MCMAHAN. In this command I find all the boys that went out with Lieut. J. H. DONOVAN, except two. They have seen much hard service, but have not yet been in a battle. | + | We received yesterday a letter from Quarter-master P. K. DELANEY, dated "Camp Wool, near Relay House, Md, Sept. 22." Lieut. DELANEY says all the officers and men of the Regment are in good health and spirits--not ten on the sick list, all told." We are encamped on a beautiful hill back of the Relay House, which gives us a good view of the surrounding country, here is stationed here the 138 Pennsylvania, 4th Maryland, 118th N. York, and one of BURNSIDE'S batteries commanded by Capt MCMAHAN. In this command I find all the boys that went out with Lieut. J. H. DONOVAN, except two. They have seen much hard service, but have not yet been in a battle. |
The weather is warm here, the thermometer at 94 in the shade on Sunday; but the nights are cold and damp, owing to the heavy dews, which sometimes runs off from our tents like rain," | The weather is warm here, the thermometer at 94 in the shade on Sunday; but the nights are cold and damp, owing to the heavy dews, which sometimes runs off from our tents like rain," |