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through the seceded States. But all is not Gold that glitters. We have had quite stirring times in camp to day, one fight among Company G recruits one man slightly killed, a large crowd and considerable hollering. Just outside of our quarters is a Coffee house, a Soldier got seriously cut to pieces by a rebel Sympathiser Citizen. The Soldier struck him for abuseing our Government, when the citiz. drawed a knife and used him pretty roughly. Some Soldiers came in in time to save him from killing him instantly and gave Mr. Sesech one the worst pumelings that I ever saw a man get he face was beaten till he could hardly see out of his eyes. There was quite a crowd to see the last proceedings, your humble servant among the number, but no one tried to stop it. As a citizen punishment is very light in a court of justice in this town, they though it best to punish him on the spot