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picked artillery. Believe
me I hope they know
how to shoot as they will
have to fire just as
close to us as is possible
without doing any harm
while we are advancing.
We will go before the
Frence and English mission,
which will arrive here
within the next couple of
weeks, and our own
field officers which
includes General Strong
himself. There is one
thing we will not have
to wait until we get on
the other side to find
out what shell fire is
like.

There is a beautiful
rumor afloat in camp