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that Offico. Which T snyipose aro rathor laborious. But 

 I think I would soon make the Copper heads think they 

 had a Picayune Butler No 2 to deal with. I will assure 

 you that I would not have very much S>nnpathy for them. 

 I have fought Rebels too long to be very Sympathetic. 



My Orderly D F Korhammer has received a comission as 

 Second Lt of Co 2 of the 59th which I was very glad 

 to see him get as he has been a faithful & good soldier 

 since he has been in the service. He is rather a good 

 scholar &: a beautiful pensman & has always done all of 

 my company writing. You will let Jo Benson Goodner 

 know of this next time you write as he and D F Korham- 

 mer was particular friends Charles Wagner is now Or- 

 derly Sergeant of the Company & makes a very good 

 Orderly. I supposed you was in Decatur by this time but 

 I see by your letter that you have not moved yet. Do 

 you think you will like to live in Decatur as well as in 

 Bloomingtonf Or are you changing because it is more 

 convenient to your farm and you can do better financially? 

 I think the the latter is the case. I saw a D M a few days 

 ago from Decatur who belongs to the 21st Illinois he had 

 been home on a leave and saw Uncle Sam in Decatur & 

 he told him to be sure and call on me and tell me that he 

 had swa Uncle Sam his name was Jones. He stated that 

 ever thing was advancing in prices and that money was 

 plenty. And that all the houses were filled with Families 

 & he said were he had known most ever one he was now 

 most an entire Stranger. I see you give some prices that 

 seem to be very exliorbitant. T am very sorry to hear of 

 the ill health of the Eyman Family, & of Jin Eyman's 

 misfortune You seem to think that Genrl Bragg will try 

 Rosey again if he does try him at this place, he will be 

 the worst whipped man he ever was & his Army will 

 be of the same fix we want no better fun than to whip 

 Bragg here with Rosey as commander. The capture of 

 Charleston is among the thing that is to be & I see that 

 our Ironclads have concluded that they cannot take it with 

 what Fleet they have. Vicksburg seems to be too hard 

 for Genrl Grant & I fear will neve be taken. You have 

 given me a list of prices I will furnish you a list of prices 

 here Potatoes 5 Dollar per bushel Eggs 50 etc per Dozen 



