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small pieces drawn by one mule and in steep countries can be put on the mules back and carried in that way.  This morning we started on after them and went about 2 miles and halted.  One Division went on but ours come back to where we encamped last night but whether we are going on further or not we do not know but I think we may go back instead of forward as it will be hard to feed as large an army as we have got when evrything has to be transfered so far by waggon.  We have captured a great many prisoners within the last few days and you might say we have been in a running fight ever since we left Bardstown as we have had skirmishes with them evry day since. The Rebs have robbed evry store on the whole route and have collected a train of wagons 20 miles in length which he geathered up over the country and has it loaded with provisions and the goods that they took from the stores on the route.  In addition to that he has collected from 8,000 to 10,000 head of Cattle Horses and Mules all of which he driving before him and which we have been trying to overtake but so far without success.  We have now got to where the country is quite mountainous so that he cannot travel quite so fast and I am in hopes he may yet be captured before he gets over the mountains.  If not then I guess we will have to acknowledge that Braggs drive into Kentuck has not been without some benefit to himself. and if he gets away I am fearful that Buell stock will go down still lower than what it is.  The country all the way from Louisville is as nice as ever the sin shone on and the best improved of any country I have ever saw but now we have got among the brakes of the mountains it is not so good.  We got some mail this eveing but none for me I received the one you sent by J. Walton and was glad to hear that your health was getting better and this eveing J. C. Mullin got a letter from Dan in which

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small pieces drawn by one mule and in steep countries can be put on the mules back and carried in that way. This morning we started on after them and went about 2 miles and halted. One Division went on but ours come back to where we encamped last night but whether we are going on further or not we do not know but I think we may go back instead of forward as it will be hard to feed as large an army as we have got when evrything has to be transfered so far by waggon. We have captured a great many prisoners within the last few days and you might say we have been in a running fight ever since we left Bardstown as we have had skirmishes with them evry day since. The Rebs have robbed evry store on the whole route and have collected a train of wagons 20 miles in length which he geathered up over the country and has it loaded with provisions and the goods that they took from the stores on the route. In addition to that he has collected from 8,000 to 10,000 head of Cattle Horses and Mules all of which he driving before him and which we have been trying to overtake but so far without success. We have now got to where the country is quite mountainous so that he cannot travel quite so fast and I am in hopes he may yet be captured before he gets over the mountains. If not then I guess we will have to acknowledge that Braggs drive into Kentuck has not been without some benefit to himself. and if he gets away I am fearful that Buell stock will go down still lower than what it is. The country all the way from Louisville is as nice as ever the sin shone on and the best improved of any country I have ever saw but now we have got among the brakes of the mountains it is not so good. We got some mail this eveing but none for me I received the one you sent by J. Walton and was glad to hear that your health was getting better and this eveing J. C. Mullin got a letter from Dan in which