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Shower of Rain whitch coolde the eare considerbel verey plesente to Day
T. w. higens came in late in the eveninge of 22 capturde ten Horses recapturd the wagon ande Barle of meate thate mosbey tooke on the 21 Bute now prisoners caverley in Hote pursuite of the garilers the 136 [i.e., 136th New York Infantry] arivede to Relieve the 73de ate green witch:, whitch place wea lefte fore Bristo Station Juste ate sundown of the 23 this Day Binge SunDay

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ande on the 24 there ware wea wente in to campe ande Here i saw one of the 136 new yorke thate war taken prisoner the 21 hea maide His escape ande sais thate the griliringe all Don By the citicens on the Easte side of Bulrun mountain; ande this Day Beainge the 24 There was two car loade of Drafted men wente By to the frunte the Draftede men comes in everey Day now, this cuntery is a DeSolateed Desolated place now Houses nore fences