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1863-05-10 Correspondence From Charles A. Gates Page 2
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through the leg above the knee with a sharpnell ball, Seargent Harvey Cox leg broken below the knee he is taken prisoner, Seargent C. H. Gates, Aunt Genetts brother was wounded through the leg with a ball the other ones were seargent Coyne, Corprol Christain, R Danehu Joseph Virgine, Nepolen Twitchel J. McNelly had his arm blowen entirely off by a shell, B Mcbride J. Mullen, Denis Hess slightly Cox Coyne & Mullen are taken prisoner as nere as we can find out. This is all I can think of this time I would like to make it planer to you but I canot with a pen so I will close. Write as soon as you here from the many I sent so good by from your son C A Gates
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through the leg above the knee with a sharpnell ball, Seargent Harvey Cox leg broken below the knee he is taken prisoner, Seargent C. H. Gates, Aunt Genetts brother was wounded through the leg with a ball the other ones were seargent Coyne, Corprol Christain, R Danehu Joseph Virgine, Nepolen Twitchel J. McNelly had his arm blowen entirely off by a shell, B Mcbride J. Mullen, Denis Hess slightly Cox Coyne & Mullen are taken prisoner as nere as we can find out. This is all I can think of this time I would like to make it planer to you but I canot with a pen so I will close. Write as soon as you here from the many I sent so good by from your son C A Gates
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