862 Dec 14th East New York

                  East New York
                       Dec 14th 1862

Dear Father
                Your note was
received last evening with
the $5.00 inclosed, I did not
need quite so much but
perhaps It will come handy by & by.
You wish me to writ oftener
but I declare I dont know
what I should write about.  This is a
remarkably dull hole nothing
going on of any interest.
only once and a while a
man shot in some drunken
row, as occurred the other day
across the way from this Hospital
  You have probably seen the
account of it.
  Yesterday I went over to the
Hospital of the 28th Regt. saw


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Jennings he has been unwell
for some little time and you
can imagin how he would
talk under those circumstances.
The measles are just makeing
makeing[sic] their appearance in the
Regt. (28th) and of course they have
enough to do.
    The health of our Regt. is improving
have had no new cases of
measles for a week or more
  I tell you I am thankful that
I have had them-
  the deaths that have occurred
mostly resulted from measles.
  I have just returned
from the Barracks saw Cyrus
& the rest of the boys they are
all well.
   Capt. Vaughan has just com
into the room he looks well
  I understand that the

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Col. yesterday was presented
with a paper containing
the names of all the commissioned
officers of eight companies
requesting him to resign
whether he will or not remains
to be seen. he is not liked by
officers or men, incapacity is the
reason.
  There is a rumor that we
leave here int he course of a week
or ten days.
  If all things work well
perhaps I can write you some
news next week.
  The rumors we hear from
Burnside to day are very
contradictory how I hope he will
be successful.
  The weather the past week has been
pleasant and warm, rather muddy
under foot.  I have not received

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the chronicle but once since
I have been here.
I received the Star you sent
should like to have you send the
Star as often as you can
inclose it in a light colored
wrapper and direct plain the
same as you do the letters
  I think some of going to
hear Beecher this evening    Shall
if I can get away.
       Your affectionate Son
C. P. Morrill

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I can get the Independence here.

Charles P. Morrill,  24th Maine

MSS 11031