August 28.—We have become a little settled, and think we shall like the place very well. I never had such a nice kitchen.
Dr. Wellford has been here. He was ordered away from Newnan, as the enemy were expected. He brought word that our patients were doing pretty well; a few of them had gone to their long homes. He has been sent back, as it was a false alarm, Mini thoro aro many wounded there yet.
Dr. Reesse has returned from the front. He is very sanguine of our success; says that the Yankee pickets exchange tobacco and newspapers with ours, and have told them that Sherman is nearly exhausted, and will have to give up soon.
I should like to believe this, but am afraid it is too good to be true. I see by the papers that we have had a great deal of fighting in Missouri and Kentucky.
Lieutenant Haskill of Garrety’s battery was killed on the 7th. He is much regretted.
We have quite a number of sick. The ladies of the place have called on us, and seem very anxious to assist us. I am very glad of this, as we have little or nothing of our own to give the patients. The paymaster has not been around lately; so Dr. H., like all here, is entirely out of funds.
This is said to be a very wealthy place; and were we to judge from the carriages and fine horses we see, I should think the impressing officer had not been down this way for some time.
