. . heface of the country is low andperfectly flat and the air in hotweather miasmatic. The menwere totally unaccustomed to theclimate and many wrere attackedby the levers peculiar to thatlatitude. The surgeons had lit-tle to do at Nashville, but here they soon had a large number ofpatients on their hands. Several died during the month of ourStay. The water was bad, the Mississippi river being our onlysupply. It was warm, roily and totally unfit for drinking, exceptwhen made into coffee. No doubt the unhealthy water hadmuch to do wit
. . heface of the country is low andperfectly flat and the air in hotweather miasmatic. The menwere totally unaccustomed to theclimate and many wrere attackedby the levers peculiar to thatlatitude. The surgeons had lit-tle to do at Nashville, but here they soon had a large number ofpatients on their hands. Several died during the month of ourStay. The water was bad, the Mississippi river being our onlysupply. It was warm, roily and totally unfit for drinking, exceptwhen made into coffee. No doubt the unhealthy water hadmuch to do with the sickness that prevailed. Our life was monotonous and without excitement of anykind. A lazy camp-guard was maintained, and this was about allthe duty, except the necessary work to keep the camp in the bestpossible sanitary condition. There was no drilling to speak of,and only the ceremonial guard-mounting and dress-parade eachday. Passes to visit New Orleans were given with considerablefreedom and the men were not slow to avail themselves of SILAS O. ,CORPORAL, SIXTH BATTERY. HIK SHUFFLE IN COMMANDERS. [July, aeral Washington L. Klliott was relieved from the com-mand of our division and oi the Department of Kansas. General Elliott was of patriotic and fighting stock, being a son ofCommodore Elliott, who commanded one of the vessels of Perr;fleet in the famous battle of Lake Brie, September ioth, 1813,in which the British were so signally defeated. He was born onboard his fathers ship. We had seen but little of Elliott, for hehad never been associated with tl; n until assigned to its command soon afterthe battle of Franklin. Hehad previously served inthe cavalry. It is not like-ly that half the soldiers ofthe division knew him evenby sight. He was anofficer of fine presence andmartial bearing, a thoroughsoldier and a courteous gen-tleman. Captain ThomasE. Tillotson, of the Sixty-fourth, was a member ofhis staff while he com-manded the division. The co
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