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Mann family papers, 1861-1865
1863-06-20-Page 02
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back we heard firing in the rear we run a few rods to the top of the hill and come in sight of the rebles, they was advancing on about 10 or twelve of our men and firing, they was about one mile from us our Company was there., and 4 other Co. that we left back about one mile whilst we went to the fery they Come in on the rite of us we saw about the number that they had estimated from 50 to 100 our Co. was ordered to charge we rased the hoop and here we went, they turned the other way and broke for the brush, we had to run through a corn field over very rough ground and over ditches in runing one mile there was 12 horses fell my horse fell twice with me
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back we heard firing in the rear we run a few rods to the top of the hill and come in sight of the rebles, they was advancing on about 10 or twelve of our men and firing, they was about one mile from us our Company was there., and 4 other Co. that we left back about one mile whilst we went to the fery they Come in on the rite of us we saw about the number that they had estimated from 50 to 100 our Co. was ordered to charge we rased the hoop and here we went, they turned the other way and broke for the brush, we had to run through a corn field over very rough ground and over ditches in runing one mile there was 12 horses fell my horse fell twice with me
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