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Right of Fishers Hill Skermishing is going On in front Think we will have a Big fight today if the Rebls don't run Tis a beautiful morning The Eight Corpse passed up the Side of the Mountain & then moved by the flank on a Charge with tremendous cherers I Took the Colonels Horse The Rebles flew in but lost. We Captured quite a lot of Prisoners & Gunes &c Loss in Co. B I Regrett to Say Sergeant Tiffany was Killed Shott threw the head in the latter part of the fight

Friday Fishers hill Va Sep 23d/64

We hav been lying on the Battle field (Our Brigade) we was left to Buery the dead & Gather up the Captured Property &c Captured 21 Cannons

Saturday Sep 25th/64 (actually 24th)

The Prisoners we had in Charge wer Sent to Reere. Over 1000 in No & Our Brigade made a

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