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mg mm wiinoui eoranussanes or medical stores. He then'cut his w»jr beck through the brush to the Wire road, end moved forward to-wsrd Fayette II le. Um. Blunt moved hit force out on the Hog-Eye rood, whore they remained a short time in line, when they were ordered to .Ray’s mIU on double uulek. Before we reached that point, we heard heavy uaniiouadlug on our right, and knew that Gen. Uerroit was en» gsged. The whole command seemed anxious to reach the field, and the way iiifentry, artillery and cavalry were mixed In the raee, showed that every man was lu earnest | and when the road narrowed down to a single traek with no wny round,there was some erowdlag, but the lufentry was entitled to the traek, and after a time It was accorded to them. The field was reached at three p. tit., after a fetlgulng march of fifteen milee oil double uulek. I will not attempt a description of tks whole field of three long hoars of bloody strife, but relate some In* eldents eomlng under my own observation, or wall authenticated.The Tenth Kansek Infentry was ordered Into the {wood to look for the enemy, and moved forward with skirmishers In advance, who soonran In to a column of rebel*. The headof their eoluma had nearly rsaeksd the right of our line, when our shir*mtshers dlseovered them .and opened fire, dropping to the ground, made to the right and left of ear regiment. The tibdi wheeled Into line and delivered their fire,bat ae •o often happens thts stOrtn offend passed; over our heads. We weresome thirty ymds dfeteat, I should‘ » Wilttams (now of the t) oonunoadiag. orderedthe Teath to wt ^ to She rlghV7hgl'onr -lino peraUel-to.-the' . : TMs doie, wsWerewrder* id to Ue down. Mag-an fetW le natU ordered to the? rear;we moved. tofetremaiaed whim'7 we;'wtte:mv
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Lawrence Western Home Journal
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Thu, Dec 30, 1869
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