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its true in field Hospitals after a battle

there is a want of such things for a day

or two, And bandages of five or six feet

in length by from 2 to 6 inches in width

are always acceptable; but as you say

I was rather cross, for I had made up

my mind that I should get a furlough

and that morning an order came

out, "that no more furloughs should

be given unless the aplicant had

been two years in the servise, and had

his discriptive list with him,

And altho this order may be revoked

in a week, I have made up my mind

not to trouble myself any more

about it, And toled Mr Robinson

our State agent so yesterday: he has

been in to see me about every other

day, and has tried his best to

acomplish it for me; but it's no

use, and untill there is a different

order, I shall be oblidged to stop

although I would have liked to