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where the Sentinal stands, at the head quarters, the commissioned officers, or sargeant, is obliged to Keep Awake all the time, so that when the officer of the pickets makes his rounds, to have his men in line, and salute him. This was H. offence, in that part of his men which were not asleep, had gone off, so that the officer caught them napping. The 12th Army Corps Gen. Hovey's arrived here from Helena yesterday, they are a fine healthy looking set of men, most of them are old troops. They have been doing garrison duty for the last year, which they were loth to leave, for they have seen service enough to know to appreciate guarding prisoners.