CAMP HASTINGS, April
3, 1865.
DEAR COLONEL: — That
sounds better, don't it? Your commission was sent three weeks ago, as I was
told by Harry Thompson. There has been some oversight or negligence. I know
Colonel Comly would not purposely withhold it.
The Twenty-third is
in a nice camp near town, doing provost duty. You could enjoy yourself with
them as soon as you can hobble about a little.
General Crook has
command of the cavalry of the Army of the
Potomac. Just for the name of the thing, he took command
of this Department for a day or two. He came out to our camp. We gave him
a regular jolly mass-meeting sort of reception, which he and all of us
enjoyed. I think it better for him as it is.
We are all ready to
move. The talk is that we shall go soon. Hancock has at Halltown about ten
thousand to fifteen thousand men, six or eight new Ohio regiments of the
number.
Willoughby, Ohio.
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