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attain companionship with St. Peter. From the incessant rains of late, the roads are almost impassable for horse, foot and gig, and our teamsters have a hard task in the transportation of articles for camp comfort. A few days ago a team was stalled in one of the roads that runs westward, and a beast attached to the train of wagons was almost entirely submerged by mud and water-so entirely so, that the animal died as quickly as did the stud of the master of Ravenswood in the quicksands of Scotland. The winter quarters of the 15th Va. regiment, however, are so securely erected that we old defiance to the ire of the storm-king. Our manifold log-cabins present the appearance of a thriving village, and we possess every requisite for the comfort of the soldier. An extensive forrest that skirts "our village" yields us excellent fire-wood, which may be had for the getting, and as I now write the "yule log" is blazing cheerfully on the hearth. The mess of which I am a member, (the "