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To Father. Mail steamer 
                         was lost, but the 
                         arrived. Sturgis tells his father why he will not accept an oppointment to supervise a black officer regiment, and explains his reasoning. Gives an account of the Billinghurst and Regina Gunn, it's ability to fire 25 rounds 16 times per minute, and what they will do when they receive the gun. Lieutenant Mumford was assigned demonstrate the gun a trial. The Captain of the 
                         played a prank on the rebels who were crowded on the ship and Sturgis describes what happened.