Camp 1st Rifles, P.R. Vols.
My dear Sister:
I Write you a line in the midst of intense excitement. Gov. Curtin has ordered that the men of the Regt. shall elect a Colonel and an election has been ordered for day after tomorrow. One of the Captains of the Regt. [Hugh W. McNeil] has been placed in nomination in opposition to Kane. The vote will be very close. I have done my best to prevent ill-feeling in the contest. I have been besought to allow my name to go forth as a candidate and have been told that I could have been elected over both. I trust I have pursued the proper course in refusing.
This is only for the family remember. I shall write you as soon as the result is known. We are almost swamped in mud here.
Ever affectionately
Chas. Frederick Taylor