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r»t* * bo Allowing letter wan written by ,*»' n ild o»ng Isid of 16 years of ago (Charlie “on Thompaoo) who is lir^ihe army in T« o | “ nj nc.ucc, to hi?, father (Scott Thompson)'rtf ®WH of thin count v. In«ch Pimp BfarFnrdy, fail Tran, ( .nt Wednttdiy, larch |( jg|j# j,ir T'ear Father : I wrote to you from 1 *Coriutli lut vrcok, but not :nowingifiireached you, have eor.cJt led to write, if. on 3gam.ur On Frirlay niff|,t ln.t c received “ kc milrcmng order* from Hi: aili- r Geno-rnl Itugglc,; «o, Saturday morning ~ car !• wo nt shoot prqaring to leave.'» We left about £ o'clock, travelled :,|| , day and got within three mi* of tl.ii mace, when a courier rrilt; ,;.|. tellim, te May. Bultervilla tbat 600 I icoln Cat -’r ,-9 airy were here ia yojelt;8anion he town y, w'' g*M leaded, . litdrawn, we were drawn ut. ready to meet them, each one willing eooauer or tt die. Steadily we In ,,“Tn ? r ready to meet them, hut the being br* ut; ir.approach inglorionslj fled, rc, We marched ou thnugl. rbu .,wa (.unlcderatP flagsetrrmiug f. rB. -vorv „* Ttiel«di,..,wek. ,w,,r»nJ “0,our ..dr (if the men, are nor.) the-, m-t i r- tw water; aide v irh handkerchief. l’ e “D(I %*• “»ving, ch .ering u« on ,r' wej. About dtii-k, we arrived at our 0tl prcuont cnnipmg gro ,nd in enemy, eoeitivj without an; fata we V, aieep on tliu ground. I *aE «n lb'
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Macon Beacon
Macon, Mississippi, US
Wed, Mar 26, 1862
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