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enjoyed for a long time past. The duties of camp are quite heavy, besides the the usual guard detailed for the camp and other purposes. One company is detailed for picket duty each day, which is sent off for some distance below us, two companies having gone as far down as Falls Church. The health of our regiment is tolerably good, there being in the hospital at this point only thirty members, who are attended to regularly by our Surgeons. The boys are again ready to engage in another 18th or 21st July fight, although I understand that it is reported in the city that one company ("I") in our regiment is badly armed, (which is not so.) I will guarantee that each company therein will do its part of the service whenever an occasion presents itself. A good many of the officers and men are very anxious to visit their families and friends; but it is impossible, as Gen. Longstreet has determined to grant furloughs to no one. The weather has been delightful all day, but to-ni