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telegraphed at once for the Capt. to come & see for himself, and he did come & said at once that such a state of things should exist no longer. He tried to get another place but did not succeed, & concluded there was no other way but to send lumber from Gordonsbille & build a Hospital. But this plan was given up, & he proposed sending all the sick to G. But this was not practicable, & something must be done.

In F. there is a great deal of prejudice against the colored people & the Officers of the F. Bureau & indeed against Union people generally.

Maj. Morse had learned that two very large houses for which Government pays $100 per mo. were used for the Military Hospital. This Hos. has two surgeons & three patients, all of whom are convalescent. Dr. Bates Asst Surg. said they had 1600 bedsteads & other supplies accordingly, & Gen Harris saw no reason why some of these rooms should not be appropriated to the sick colored people.

With Maj. Morse I went to Dr. Page, Surg. in Charge & asked for a room for the few who were in the warehouse & who could not be moved to Gordonsville. Dr. P. said "No, I'll have nothing to do with them." He was very uncivil, but his bearing was somewhat altered when he learned that Gen Harris had said we could have a room there. I asked for bedsteads & mattresses & these were refused at first, But I got them at last & the rest of the bedding was furnished from the boxes sent from W.

Gen. H. directed Dr. P. to make a room ready & when I went to take posession I found bedsteads & 6 mattresses in a room without doors & in which there could be no fire. Every step met with opposition.

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