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Genl Melton thus speaks. "Here we
had a fair sample, of your Texans,
under Hood. The best fighters in the
Confederacy, Men upon whom one
could depend, who seem to fight for
the very love of it." While the boys
were all giving in their experiences,
I felt rather gloomy. I was tired &
hungry. I had no remedy for the latter
for in the morning I had thrown
away my overcoat, in order to doub
-le quick, and in double quicking
I had lost my haversack, containing
2 ears hard corn, 1 cracker, and
3 bites of bacon, so my feelings can
be better imagined than experienced,
besides this, I was seized with a
fever & cramps, and in the language
of "Bowers" wished myself most dead.

Gen'l Maloire? then speaks. "Here we
had a faire sample, of your Texans,
under Hood. The best fighers in the
Confederacy, Men upon whom one
could depend, who seem to fight for
the very love of it." While the boys
were all giving in their experiences,
I felt rather gloomy. I was tired &
hungry. I had no remedy for the latter
for in the morning I had thrown
away my overcoat, in order to double
quick, and in double quicking
I had lost my [hoven?]sack, containing
2 ears hard corn, 1 cracerk, and
3 bits of backon. So my feelings can
be better [memoried?] than experienced.
Besides this, I was seized with a
fever & cramps, and in the [illegible]
of ["Bowens"?] wished myself most dead.