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From the 46th Regiment.Madisonvillb La., 1 Feb. 9, 1864, jWe still occupy this position. The straggling battalion Is still on Matagorda Bay, bat we hear it is ordered back, and will be with us within a week.Our situation is the finest we have bad in the service. We are located in a pine grove, high and dry, with an abundanceof good freeh water. We have but littleto do. On one side of us is a broad, deep stream; on the south an impassable swamp extending to the Like, and ex tending nearly to another swamp, form-E • lerne:He ithougcatedmajorsupprkingbeencbflDjwere it catwe h: for Ik had i him \ even bette in thing an almost condnuous barrier to way.tie river,•.v.ngn . * t ■ - * •/) a ^ r • i * * ^ h a ta uii rnigo i.e. | ^ ^iniore tln.n S'-* rods wide. On this, finej earth-works rro now completed. Tim lemountof picketing is quite light, amiodoin', at hlt;D10 V1 teenit an callilie (| if it were not loi the work cn the fortin*! ca-ious. the tr*c*n u )ul 1 not h ive enough §J to do to insure good h*.sl h•Swings Find hori/.onfa! bar* ter »*vni*. .I nastic lt;:.v ,. s n;v und ;r way from day ' llliSJ light in.til f.it in ti.c night, and the woodsI resound with ina 1 peals of laughter.— j The r p I mat d w c t\ t her, unin to rru p ted I y fine, lor near n month, makes it oneIr.v.id holiday.w a v stitu talk chanStOOiW| Our enca.v. :.nui:t is in nico order.I ri^h1i The m%.t* have ooauiitieu it with young** o I j 4 II ^ lt;! pines which :ir« set out along the .streets. file tj We have had occasional trouts f4*. night. ! negTj 'i t •: Duiimr tho dav the weather is like June. ynK. ^ * unj.i Tiic earth i cov.-red with a suit, rhh car- |vote'pet of irrass, and pine nnd live oak in i js njMheir green foliage, shows nature in her; javK at'ire• nAswheprecbun:soldSot wbksijmdin * (he almost insupera- j talk hit* difri‘iiliies in the way ol the re eti trilh listmi-n* 1 iho lerfiment, that point lias, be. ! a t Nst beer: achieved. Wilbin 18 ol the ! rn i : requiML* number re enlisted to date Jan i uarv ^d. We an? almost confident of ! gelling a linlough iu April — perhaps be-?on— but then, almost beyond any doubt | The four companies (lint went to Tex • a**, have hail small pox amongst them ! and some varialou! Ten cases of the ! former and cfaht of the latter—none so*j “; rious but one, En6barger of H. There 'has been no new cases since the middle 1 ot last month.i| The men in these companies have suf fared very much from tIre want of sup* j j plies, of clothing, rations and shelter.X.I]was saidfeel:lionAllmyin , (hoi ' fairi*N
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Logansport Journal
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sat, Feb 27, 1864
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