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go among the G's, what the result will be is hard to tell. Our present encampment three weeks ago was ocupied by Kirby Smiths [forces?] all the tents the privates had are still here it consists of rails placed against the fence with corn stalks over it, they left here three weeks ago tomorrow in great haste fearing an attack from the union forces they left three one hundred pound large mortars with a great amount of shell which weight 100 pounds. I am told that they took with them between three and four thousand stolen muses. Lexington has some of the handsomest buildings I ever saw there is one block which is used as dry goods store it is four stories high Marble front, the lower store front is all looking glass arranged in such a way that I could see the troops marching along the street for half a mile each way. All the towns here have a provost guard, if they see a soldier on the pavement they will run him off at the point of a bayonet. It is getting late and there is no candles for to night, the natural consequence is I must stop. Sunday morn the first Sunday to me in Ky. but that is a soldiers life so have no reason to complain. One hundred Volunteers from the regiment went out on a scouting expedition in search