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army that for four years would
bare the brunt of the war to bear.
Having established a perma-
-nent camp at "Pine Island," we
buried ourselves for a few days,
in cleaning up, in other words,
working and lousing our clothes,
which occupation is carried on
in a scientific way, and any
man who doesn't learn how
to skirmish and out flank,
a "War bug" is drummed out of
service as unworthy of southern
chivalry. Often have I seen a com
-rade approach another, with
his four finger and thumb closed
and sing out "Ten dollars on it,
louse or no louse," and upon
your answer depended who would win.