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White family papers, July 1861-March 1865
1863-10-03-Page 02
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secure and defies the rebel hosts now on our front. If the Rebs ever climb the works we have constructed since we fell back on this place, (including the fortifications Bragg left) I think what they don't kill of this army would be willing to be made prisoners of war. All the Rebs in the "Confed." can't get us out of these works. In the late fight McCook lost heavily. Only two of the three brigades of Davis's Division were engaged, the 2d & 3d, the first being back with the Division train. Our brigade went in on Saturday and then remained throughout the fight, loosing heavily Satur-
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secure and defies the rebel hosts now on our front. If the Rebs ever climb the works we have constructed since we fell back on this place, (including the fortifications Bragg left) I think what they don't kill of this army would be willing to be made prisoners of war. All the Rebs in the "Confed." can't get us out of these works. In the late fight McCook lost heavily. Only two of the three brigades of Davis's Division were engaged, the 2d & 3d, the first being back with the Division train. Our brigade went in on Saturday and then remained throughout the fight, loosing heavily Satur-
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