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are very intimate friends and have been on duty together for the past two years, both of them are very anxious to be placed on duty together. And I have the honor to respectfully request of you, if it is possible to do so, to assign Walbridge, or order him to report to Poole wherever he may be. I shall consider it a personal favor if you will do this.

I had the honor of serving with Col. Poole for a long time. The Lt. Col. and I Major of the same regiment and I know him to be one of the most gallant and competent officers in the service, He is a personal friend of mine and I 

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