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I can conceive of no position of greater trust, or requiring more earnest, patriotic, zeal.

Now to the point that I wish to draw your attention to. You probably know that tongue of land guarded by what was called the Bermuda Hundred line, situated between the Appomattox and James River. Within this at a place called Point of Rks, on the Appomattox, we had last summer a Camp Hospital on the farm of the Rev. Mr. Strong a run-a-way rebel clergyman - lately returned (professing loyalty) 

During the winter our soldiers by their own labor and the aid of a saw mill or two placed at their disposal by General Butler (also a shingle mill) erected one of the best [[strikethrough]] wood [[/strikethrough]] log hospitals I have ever seen. The place will comfortably accommodate 2500 men, and has had 3730. It is now abandoned, or nearly so, having been given up as a hospital, 11 buildings 250 ft long & 30 - well roofed & lit, also some 15 smaller buildings from 80 to 100 feet long each, and many smaller buildings. A bakery capable of baking 8000 loaves a day. Five new