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be taking on Saturday our regiment was under fire all day
of the rebel artillery but as we had a good position thear was
ownly 2 men hurt in our company. Theas two was the only ownly
ones lost in the regiment. As we was serporting a battery the
noys was for full in fact allmost deafning to ones eares not eust
to the noyse of artillery. Thear was verry little infintry engaged in this
fight. That is where we was posted, but still we was under fire. In
fact I for one would drother be engaged allmost hand to hand than
to be under the fire I was under on Saturday. The rebels shells
bursting almost over our heads for full 6 hours yet we could
ownley answer them ownley with our artillery which was firing
a deadly [?mishing] of hale into them. This was kep up untill
dark when oure division was relieved as we was about out of ration.
On Sunday everything was still. Ownley now and then one would
hear the discharge of a cannon. Monday came when we was ordered
to the front again and I hardley think thear was one but thought
it would be a hard day for us that lived to see the sun go down,
but they ware all mistaking as thear was heardley a gun fired
where we was. Ownly ownley 7 or 8 shots from our side. We stade
in the frunt all day and when night came we was ordered
to sleap on our armes. We had heardley fell a sleap when we was
ordered to git up as quieltey as we could. We did not know what
it ment nore did we know where we was going untill we got
to the bridge which we recrusted in saferty. I can not tell
what we went over the bridge for without it was to give the
rebels battle nore what we recrosted for without our generals
found it an inposibilitey to defeat the rebels. One thing I do know
thear was verry little infintry engaged where we was as the fighting
was mostly dun with artillery. Give my love to Edmund Ann
Louisa Henery & Clarra tell them I wish them all well and to
think of me once in a while. Ma, in your last letter you asked
me if Pa should put that money in the bank for me. If he
wants to youse the money tell him to do so and all. I wish it
was 10 times that amount if it would be eney benerfitt to him.
Give my love to Pa. Tell him I am well but I wish this war
was over so I could be home once more with him. The wether
has been first strate for active movements in the field, but Ma,
if the rebels is forsted to leave thear breastworks thear will be
terrable slarter on our side. As they hold a position all most
imposible to drive them from. I have verry little more to say
at present ownley I am well and hope you all are the same.
You must write to me, dear Ma, as often as you can and
I will try and do the same. So hoping this will reach you
                                                I remain your
To my mother                                  son,
C. Allcot                                William P. Allcot