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Opening: 17 verso, 18 recto
Date(s) of entries: July-August 1863
Author: William Cline
Content: Memoir

Number: MSN/CW 8007-1


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Man than you woulde of a chicken 2 Dayes olde ate one time Hea ware cursinge a Boute His company and wanted to know where the Devel they ware one man spocke upe fore Him to gow Righte upe to thate fence and Hea woulde finde the Reste whate ware note Here kilde ore wounde ande the Reply ware with a sner is thate sow one the morning of the 5 one of Hour Boyes came in to campe that ware wounded ande takinge prsoner and saide thate the Rebels Hade Retreated thate nighte Hea ware wounde

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in the lefte sholder Hour lines ware ordered to adevance whitch ware Done ate Day lighte ande here ware a sade specteicle men of the Rebels shote in almoste everey posision on the 3 day of this Batel the Rebels made a charge one a Baterey of general Sickles Bregaide on Hour lefte ande ware all capturde wea saw the Hole of ite was a nice thinge Bute a mitey Blodey one wea adevancd 2 miles ande the Rebel in full Retreate Reported prisoners 10 thousan up to the 3 ande the Caverley still Bringinge them in generel slocum [i.e, Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum] with the

 
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