Many a brave soldier has breathed his last, and lies under the sod.

'God's ways are dark, but soon or late they touch the shining hills of day.' So sings our own Whittier, and so I believe, in spite of the sorrowful disaster which we have met with.

It is all for the best if we could but see it.
"Our heavy losses of officers have rendered some new appointments necessary.

Our second lieutenant has been made captain.

The orderly sergeant and second sergeant are now our lieutenants, and the line of promotion has even reached me.