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itself in the ground out of sight. I have seen light Artillery Six pound pieces, sink down so that nothing could be seen but the Gun and the tops of the wheels, and the horses down so deep as to be pulled out by other teams. Our retreat from five Mile Creek was accomplished on the 13th Inst. Although I was able to march, Lt. Col. Vifquain took pity on me, and ordered me in our Ambulance, which most assuredly was a great assistance, for in many places the water was so deep as to make high top boots a poor preventative against wet feet. Beside the Colonel Drs. Davis and Smith have taken great interest in me to keep me from unnessary exposure. So that I am now getting rearly better that I have before for months. For the last four or five days have taken no medicine, and done all my duty. The timber here is all Pitch Pine and the Dr. thinks that the smoke is beneficial to my desease. It's simeler to a part of Dr Williams treatment, "Turpentine" Capt Lewis arrived from Ft. Gaines this morning with all the Regts.