Cold last night -- I have influenza -- Donald Alexander began
to take my likeness -- in oils -- sat twice. Meantime moved our camp
to a very pleasant spot -- grassy plain studded with young pines --
a large creek skirts the Eastern bank -- called at Mounted rifles to
see Col now Gen. Dodge -- he is away -- (only 21 yrs. old) Lt. Col
Onderdonk, Major
Patton & Mr Bartlett Chapl --recd me courteously -- Got up my wall tent.
Very hot in middle day -- Men in good spts -- we are to garrison a support
Fort Jerico -- near by -- St. Patricks day -- Exchan[g]es begin are keeping it
up, apparently -- Sd has been a fight in front - & 40 of ours killed, w & m,
py. meetg in Eveg -- small--
Col. Benjamin F. Onderdonk of the 1st New York Mounted Rifles (also known as the 7th New York Cavalry)
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