July 15, 1864.
This is a glorious place. The current in the river is very
swift, and it is the nicest stream to bathe in imaginable. I've a mind to stay
here and have my meals brought to me. Expect we will catch some nice fish after
they get over being scared at having so many Yanks bobbing around with them. It
is too hot to write, and altogether too hot to enjoy good health, except in
swimming. We are all glad to hear of those raids into Pennsylvania and
Maryland. Go in Imboden and Early.
SOURCE: Charles Wright Wills, Army Life of an
Illinois Soldier, p. 279
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