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1863-09-02-Page 03
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to the River about ten rods. and go in swimming as often as we like when we are not on duty, it is very pleasant indeed then we ride down to the front and back every day or two to guard Conscripts some of them are hard cases that come from Phila.. and New York Cities but we have our guns loaded and orders to shoot them if they undertake to get away, a fellow that is in our Brigade shot one the other day when he tried to run and get away. that scared the remainder & they behaved well. We have to handle them ruff if we dldn't they would get away. We are in a little ways of Parole Camp and Convalescent Camp too. I have heard from Deloss by way of some fellows that was taken with him and have been paroled and got back here to Parole Camp they left him on Belle Island near Richmond he was well and with George Newcomb they said he sent a short letter of twelve lines home if so perhaps you have got it by this time, they said that they were not confined but allowed to walk around on the Island and got good victuals but not a great deal of it, he will probaly be exchanged now soon as I see in the paper the Commissioners are to meet now soon
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to the River about ten rods. and go in swimming as often as we like when we are not on duty, it is very pleasant indeed then we ride down to the front and back every day or two to guard Conscripts some of them are hard cases that come from Phila.. and New York Cities but we have our guns loaded and orders to shoot them if they undertake to get away, a fellow that is in our Brigade shot one the other day when he tried to run and get away. that scared the remainder & they behaved well. We have to handle them ruff if we dldn't they would get away. We are in a little ways of Parole Camp and Convalescent Camp too. I have heard from Deloss by way of some fellows that was taken with him and have been paroled and got back here to Parole Camp they left him on Belle Island near Richmond he was well and with George Newcomb they said he sent a short letter of twelve lines home if so perhaps you have got it by this time, they said that they were not confined but allowed to walk around on the Island and got good victuals but not a great deal of it, he will probaly be exchanged now soon as I see in the paper the Commissioners are to meet now soon
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