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The cannoneers had to stand guard one hour each during the night, and when relieved, we lay down upon the ground, without our blankets, having a rock for a pillow, and a dousing old rain storm for a covering. I slept extremely [comfortable?] and awake next morning, at 4 1/2 oclock and started out, with the rest of our boys to seek breakfast for ourselves and horses. This we compelled an old secesh to furnish, noticing that his chickens suffered slightly. We got ready and started at 1 oclock and marched 18 miles, overtaking our battery at about 9 oclock Saturday night. We remained in that camp till to-day noon when we moved about 80 or 100 rods, and planted our battery on a high hill. We are now within about 1 mile of Shelbyville on the camping grounds occupied by the rebels just a week ago. Our