Ceeder Creek Va Oct 19th/64

Wednesday We wer atact this morning at half past 500 AM all along Our whole Line & we had to fall back The Atact Came So Sudden The Fighting Continued all Day The Rebls Driving us back about 3 miles Gen Sheridan came up

from Winchester arived about Noon & gave New Courage to the Army & Turned the day We drove the Enemy over the Ground we lost & Our Cavalry Pursewed them Cleare to Woodstalk Capturing 42 Pieces of Artilary & a Large Trane & many Prisoners We lost 18 gunnes in the forepart of the day but got them all Back. It turned out to Be a glorious Victory We Lost many men Co.Bs loss was Frank Caldwell mortaly wounded in Back My health good Weather fare