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Of “Fraziers Farm” Savage Station”
and "Malvern Hill” were fought
to save his army and not to
take Richmond. Both “Savage
Station” and “Frazers Farm” were
bloody and disparate - from each
place did we drive The Yankees _
killing, slaying and capturing
them and plunder. The battle
of “Malvern Hill” was very se
ver, and fought by Magruder,
who was on that day very drunk.
The “Texas Brigade” was partially
[engaged?]. “Malvern Hill” is a very
strong position- some two miles
from James river and can be
controlled by the Yankees gunboats,
Magruder pitched into them
and fought them hard all