True we did it without much fighting, but
he was a Yankee & a very jolly one too.
Our servants were dispatched immediately
on our return, with a wagon to bring
in plunder. Then we were capitally
fixed & the Major & myself lived with
a right good will on Yankee beans -
& Yankee Coffee Cooked in Yankee plun-
der. Notwithstanding Gen. Lee's refusal to
permit
in the 1st instance, the most ^'perfect' harmony
existed between them in every other respect -
for hours they Consulted together & spent
a large portion of the time n the most
friendly intercourse, indicating the most
implicit confidence on the part of one General
in the other. While camped on Sewell
Gen. Lee introduced the use of whiskey among
the soldiers which doubtless had the most
beneficial influence, being distributed
by the quarter Masters to the men individually.
A more temperate army was scarcely
ever collected than the army of the Ka.
especially that portion under Gen. Floyd.
I am confident that not 3 gallons of
liquor was consumed for the three
months previous to this time in our brigade.
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