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to have some fresh meat, and parties go in search of it, while others do camp duty, the first animal that is seen is generaly the victim. Think of this and you can form a little idear of the realities of war. The plantation on which we are encamped is the largest I have ever seen, every thing about the place is laid out without any regards to costs, nice cotages are built for Negro quarters, with a very large gin house, and saw mill, the latter our troops are workeing, getting out lumber for bridge's. The Negroes say that he sent five thousand dollars worth of Mules and waggons loaded with produce, to Vicksburg a few weeks ago as a gift by his son, and that our troops have captured him. Johnny Beam has had a trial