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CANr oy J1rEs IIvEE, July { ls5!.


had bToodcd over oer camp was broken by the
rear Of heavy artillery on cur extreme night in
/ the direction Of Mccanuicsviiie. Inc FIRE gra-
dual'y in.-easel in severity until about o'clock
/ when it became perfectly terrific. The ground
| actually shook a. with the rhock Of
an earthquake, yet we were fysr mle. from
tle battle field We knew terrible tat;le
WIS progressing AM cur anxiety to know the re-
| sult was most iutcn.e. a descrter came in, in
the morning, az cur camp, aad informed Us that
/ stonewall jackson had arrived at Richmond with
his force and that an attack would be made upon
: our light that day. The details Of this battle
have reached yau from other sources.
At ten o'clock j; wa announced in
Camp that The enemy bad been Tcpulsed in their
attempt Co turn cur right and the announcement
was received With immense cheering Throughout;
the Army.
/ During Thur lay night our forces were par
tally withdrawn down The ChiasiLaminy. The
enemy renewed the fslt early Friday morning,
aui ouf forces gradually retired before them in
Obedience % orders from The Commander Chief.
Gradually during tbe Day the Sighting approached
our Camp. Not gaicrsianIins tho movement Of
/ our forces We naturally supposed we were under
in. defeat and the cheerful confidence q tie
rislto5fcrs gave place 90 desp5aleney, aad sl2om
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I-'1 ''' 10 ii""'1 To '-'" ''ea1' al
-'-' i'."'4 uI "' money AKA e-s''' ana
t''l '''1 '' s''- pace '' 'A's'y' -'' exam PC
was l.ii'"ei 10y l'f' .I -''ll'u'' s1-'e's anu
otneT-' who were with i-- array and who think
ins discretion the better part o; 7a9r inco1iiuen-
Iy .A''l1iie'' D." --e o. rs were 1nae' aiH''
inmen.e siege s1a' were dragged i1t' position
and opene' d terrible Gre uPoa batteries of the
enemy which 1c-in O.. m1he i-.i- rIIeiI4nce up
o. l1e liII sides 'oHat u'-
AZ fur o.cl.eA tae i'a ..ra'a. Was ordered g.
The iroa, of our centre, where we bad lf.rraticn
ot Gle c.rc-Ltrltiar Of a large r--e er the enemy
W" wsat out f.r Che Ia-. 0. apprtrs cur
r'ebst. aad or hoilirr ,ao enemy .l clocs ss long
a. possible should ls mako aa attack t This raiat.
Wc were IlplaysI ia .iae Of bstue 40 ,he oute-
edge Of q bcit of ro.l.- jl.t beyond tais was an
oat field with r-.luH.a ol t4o rine1sI grain,
AMI aa9l, G.-y yard. .a width, when another tcit
q forest covered tle ii;ls;l g the enemy. This
place bad bean .ae scene .f many eanfa1 Be-
tween tle I.,Ac.s oi t-e tive armies and often bad
Oh. le: in tae vt.s and ,z--ln-oI Tapc-f
v5issey and l.f.e. Georgia Brigade bad pick
e,sd SO this point e1 tac rebel sii- and the
Vermont Brigade aa .1r aal hy sH szrccmcut
made between the uea .u one ., ,lc' stolen ccn-
creucss, tacy r.-a u.- @. a-e ll ei,l H-l.. the
agreement iai been r,i.-i.p.'y observed up 90
ibis fine line ai ril,;-es were Z. .--rl Is PAGES
apart through tde co1t-e .l t.e ,at field, sui
within easy stones throw e. ere -sbel Ticks,s. 80
li.:grtiu,c o.-1-sci until ae1at P. So, when
suddenly tlc 5earris brigade before mentioned,
advanced .r line of bat,lc through the te,t @.
forest on ta.i-.ileo. t.e l.1r. AMI AS they came
.- were fred r-., by our ,-t..,r,. who immeii-
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