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Camp 154th,, N.Y. V. In the Field Two miles and a half from Atlanta Saturday July 23d,, 1864 Dear Friends, I am well and yet all right an other hard fight has passed and our Regiment lost one Killed five wounded and the Adjutant wounded, Willlam Clark from New Albion. The 17th,, we crossed the Chattahoocha and the 18th,, advanced slowly with some Skirmishing the 19th,, the same only a few more of the Enemy were found the 20th.. we advanced a little ways and had not got Earth works thrown up only partialy for we had not had time and the Enemy massed their troops in the woods and came upon us with a rush and in overwhelming numbers. we were looking for an attack from the Enemy and they thought they would surprise us and capture our Artillery but Hooker's Corps is not very easily move when the have the Old Gen. himself on the ground as he was there they caused a little confusion at first for there was a large Rebel force some places five lines deep while ours was ony one they got up very cloce to a Battery but to their sorrow, for they had to fall back several desperate attacts and the Artillery Just mowed down (Vertically, at top left:-) I can not write much for the mail goes out at noon I will try and get a stamp of some one all well Marcellus. W..D To Mother
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Camp 154th,, N.Y. V. In the Field Two miles and a half from Atlanta Saturday July 23d,, 1864 Dear Friends, I am well and yet all right an other hard fight has passed and our Regiment lost one Killed five wounded and the Adjutant wounded, Willlam Clark from New Albion. The 17th,, we crossed the Chattahoocha and the 18th,, advanced slowly with some Skirmishing the 19th,, the same only a few more of the Enemy were found the 20th.. we advanced a little ways and had not got Earth works thrown up only partialy for we had not had time and the Enemy massed their troops in the woods and came upon us with a rush and in overwhelming numbers. we were looking for an attack from the Enemy and they thought they would surprise us and capture our Artillery but Hooker's Corps is not very easily move when the have the Old Gen. himself on the ground as he was there they caused a little confusion at first for there was a large Rebel force some places five lines deep while ours was ony one they got up very cloce to a Battery but to their sorrow, for they had to fall back several desperate attacts and the Artillery Just mowed down (Vertically, at top left:-) I can not write much for the mail goes out at noon I will try and get a stamp of some one all well Marcellus. W..D To Mother
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