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the pickets in the rear. A few days ago some of our men were on picket so Wm. Perrine and I got passed out, and we filled tow camp kettles, in as many hours. Peach trees grow wild all through the woods here, they are now begining to ripen, but where there is so many soldiers, there is none can get ripe within their reach. The pay Master is here. He has commenced paying the 1st brigade. We shall probably get ours this week for two months. I sent to Tucker a scrap from a paper, titled a bacheldors soliloquy on the conscript Act. Wonder if he will know who sent it? if he says anything about it profess ignorance. Our Chaplain has preached a good sermon to day. He is wonderfully changed of late, he preaches now every Sunday, he is [word completed on next page]