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I said to her that as long as she had drawn
Mrs F into this company I would present her
in person and as she looked at your portait her
first words were- "Why: dont she look like me?
I said tht it did very much and that this
circumstance had enhanced the pleasure of my
visit at which she looked incredulous and said
"What? true to your wife while you are down
here in ths rebel land among rebel ladies? verily
Quarter Master you must be a model husband"
I told her that this was the opinion of Mrs French
but the happiest seasons must end and after
inviting us to their plantation after they had gained
this indepevence we bid them adieu and returned
to camp but our division had been relieved
to back we toddled to our old camp near Murfeesboro
well pleased with and feeling much better for our
trip But the boys could hardly credit ^our account
of the skirmish but on examining our pistols
they found five empty barrels in mine - so the
matter remained for two days until I read the
account of it in the Nashville paper ( a copy of
which I send you with this) which said the charge
was made by the picket force of the 10th Ohio supported
by a detachment of the 75th and routed them
killing two we declared the account correct
with this exception that the detachment made
the ground charge + was supported by the 10th Ohio
and we noted the detachment some

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