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If reports are true the regiment is now in Gen. Landrum's brigade, and in Maj. Gen. Smith's division, the later has been drilling the brigade together for several days, it makes a long line when there is five regiments drawn up in line of battle. Lt. Howard and two other Lt.s. were arrested [crossed out writing begin] and reprimanded [crossed out writing end] one day last week and reprimanded by the Gen. they undertook to go into the country without a pass but were stopped by the pickets which are stationed on all the roads, instead of going back to camp they ran around the pickets on the sly, but were caught on returning and reported. There is always some thing transpiring in camp to keep up an excitement, a few days ago a private in the 108 Ills. which is encamped close by us killed his ordly Sargeant in cold blood by splitting his head open with an axe, so that he died the next day, the murderer is sentenced to be shot her is now laying on his back pinioned to the ground by his hands and feet he says that he would have killed him if he had to die a dozen such deaths. Friday night a sitisen of this place supposed sesech was taken from his by soldiers and tied to a tree he was then robbed of all his Silver plate spoons watch and revolver