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know not; although we may possibly be left here as a protection to the city and to keep open communication, yet we may leave to-morrow, but there are no signs of it yet. The country the passed through in coming here from Bowling-Green is fine; we passed over on quite high hill, almost a mountain, the remainder was gently undulating country with a few nice residences but two or three villages of any note on the way and all showing evidences of neglect and stagnation, which is the way everywhere here in Dixie. It is the Sabbath to-day, and, as it has happened most every time since I have been in the service, it is my turn, as one of the camp guard, to guard the camp, which ,while it prevents my attending service, gives me a little more leisure time, by freeing me from the usual daily company and battalion drills, but I have to be a the guard headquarters while not on duty,