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�There was (twenty) in our (squad) and we enjoyed ourselves hugely for all we had to do was to prevent any one taking the (wood) away without proper authority and do our own cooking which was not very extensive. I had a bad cold while I was out but rather be out than in camp. We (?) vaccination account of smallpox being in same parts of the armey, and by some (trechery) the (damp) material was used which caused many of the men to have the smallpox. My arm was swolen quite bad and many (pimples) came out, and I had some (cough) came (out soon) all right. Some of the boys of our (company H) died with smallpox and others got well. A (?) was ordered with the (?) and I had a bad cold and was (?) by the surgeon and did not go. Thus (none) was afterwards called "(?) Stuck in the Mud." Our sick was left in camp and our Quarter Master (Oldin Switchfield) was a (messy) (arbitary) hard harted fellow and came threw the streets and ordered sick men out in the rain to cut him (road)