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So accordingly off we went march toward Charlestown went a bout Five miles & encamped in the woods between the 6 & 19th Corps Got quite a large Maile here I got Onely One Letter that was from Wesley

Sabath Aug 21st/64

We are Againe On the field of Battle Just after diner or we hardly had time to eate our dinner when we were Ordered to Fall in. We wer soon off & marched Out & Took up a posission with the 6th on Our Right & the 19th on Our left. Heavy skirmishing is going on in front We have throwed up Breastworks Generals Sheridan & Emery passed a long our lines.

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