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Charles Arad Gates letters, 1861-1863
1863-07-04 Charles A. Gates to Mr. Arad Gates Page 5
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father it is the 4th of July to day a day we most all ways enjoy our selfs [sic. ourselves] when we are at home but it is a day of sorrow and morneing [mourning] for us. We have to morne the loss of 10 of our comrads who have fell in the last tow [sic. two] days fight and 21 that are wounded and sufring [sic. suffering] the life of a soldier. Our whole loss is 31 men killed and wounded and 51 horses killed. Captain Roarity commanding our battery was shot dead with a ball through his head and one through his nek [sic. neck]. Lieutenant Sheldon was wounded through both thighs. We are camped in rear of the battle ground. We are cut up so we shall not be abel [sic. able] to go to the front very soon. We have been out and buryed [sic. buried] all of our boys that were killed today and have put head boards up so if any of their friends want to find them they can.
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father it is the 4th of July to day a day we most all ways enjoy our selfs [sic. ourselves] when we are at home but it is a day of sorrow and morneing [mourning] for us. We have to morne the loss of 10 of our comrads who have fell in the last tow [sic. two] days fight and 21 that are wounded and sufring [sic. suffering] the life of a soldier. Our whole loss is 31 men killed and wounded and 51 horses killed. Captain Roarity commanding our battery was shot dead with a ball through his head and one through his nek [sic. neck]. Lieutenant Sheldon was wounded through both thighs. We are camped in rear of the battle ground. We are cut up so we shall not be abel [sic. able] to go to the front very soon. We have been out and buryed [sic. buried] all of our boys that were killed today and have put head boards up so if any of their friends want to find them they can.
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