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Kind providence has seen fit to spare my Life thus far & Pray He will Continue so to do. It is now a bout 800 AM No orderes to move yet The Rebls Evacuated their Posish in the night. 400 PM. We have been Resting in camp all day. The Rebls are in Posish at Fisheres Hill. I can here & ocasingly Fiering. It has been very hot today. To Yeares a go today I was helping Father to Lay up Fence in the Wilson Field.

Sabath Evening Aug 14th/64

Nothing has been done today but Skermishing untill a bout & hour ago the Sixth Corps Crossed the River & Commensed to Drive

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