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makes my blood chill with horror.
I need not tell you how today these boys have taken books [?]
It was enough for them that I
& the books came from Massachusetts. They were very glad to see me. Through the
hospitals, & anywhere in camp, I have
been busy -- Genl Stores Division and
all in this vicinity & I have visited 6 re-
giments today. In all I was welcomed by
both officers & men -- I am getting to feel
that it would be a strange thing to have
a tract or book refused -- the one regiment
there were no books scarcely two or
three hymn books, & 3 or 4 [?] were all
that could be found -- Their chaplain, who
had lately come, said my visit was most
timely. Of course I gave him an order
on the [?] at W. for a food signed package.
He had been preaching on the text "prepare
to meet thy God" & there was evidently an
impression on the regiment -- I found in his
tent an officer conversing on the subject of
religion -- & while there a soldier came to ask if
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