...hird regiment O. V. I., Grand Ecore, La., April 17, 1864. A boat is to leave in a short time, and I will write until the last moment. I have been writing to the friends of killed and wounded. Captain Waldo is wounded in the left arm and left hip. I have written to his father. He is at Mansfield, in the enemy's hospital, doing well. The battle was shockingly managed. It was no doubt a surprise u...