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1864-02-09

Tuesday 9  This morning a part of my company in charge of Act. Lt. F.S. Koehler went towards Edwards Depot to get Lumber, several other companies went out also.  As they came within a mile and a half of it, they stopped found a sufficient quantity of lumber to load their wagons, companies A and F were under the command of captain Blanck, who permitted four men of each company to absent themselves for a short time from their companies, they went to a house in the vicinity, and separated each squad taking its own course, one party (co F’s men) were just returning to their company when a party of fifteen mounted rebels came upon them, several shots were fired but no one was hurt and our men were captured, placed on the rebels’ horses behind the men, and hurried away; a negro hastened to their company to give them information of what had occurred; our men formed but not being mounted were unable to pursue the rebels.  Shortly afterwards, two rebels were seen advancing towards our men in the road, our men were stationed at once in such a manner as to permit them to come up without seeing our men, and the result was that the rebels were surprised and captured, by two men from my company Geo. Hettinger and my brother Henry.  The rebels had good arms and the horse and a mule.  My men rejoice at their capture, while we regret the loss of 4 good soldiers.

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Tuesday 9 This morning a part of my company in charge of Act. Lt. F.S. Koehler went towards Edwards Depot to get Lumber, several other companies went out also. As they came within a mile and a half of it, they stopped found a sufficient quantity of lumber to load their wagons, companies A and F were under the command of captain Blanck, who permitted four men of each company to absent themselves for a short time from their companies, they went to a house in the vicinity, and separated each squad taking its own course, one party (co F’s men) were just returning to their company when a party of fifteen mounted rebels came upon them, several shots were fired but no one was hurt and our men were captured, placed on the rebels’ horses behind the men, and hurried away; a negro hastened to their company to give them information of what had occurred; our men formed but not being mounted were unable to pursue the rebels. Shortly afterwards, two rebels were seen advancing towards our men in the road, our men were stationed at once in such a manner as to permit them to come up without seeing our men, and the result was that the rebels were surprised and captured, by two men from my company Geo. Hettinger and my brother Henry. The rebels had good arms and the horse and a mule. My men rejoice at their capture, while we regret the loss of 4 good soldiers.