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under arms and quietly moving to the support of our pickets
but only a few more shots are returned + everything is quiet
again - a squad of cavalry had rode up to our lines fired
a few shots and retired and we retired and finished our
nap with no more alarms that night
The following morning we expected our Brigade would have the
advance + this Regt the advance of the Brigade but a Div of the 15" Corps
came up and ws entitled to it so that we were stuck in
the rear again but it proved a very fortunate thing for us
- As it proved we had camped only three miles from
Ringold and about 10 oclock skirmishing began in the
front and we were able to see which gradually deferred
into a fight and we were hurried rapidly forward
The Div in our advance had began what appeared to us
to be a severe job It promised to be but a repetition of what
done at Missionary Ridge on the left + center; the location
of the ground was similar + the disposition of their forces such
as to give them every advantage this force appeared small
but the advantage of position was worth more than men
The fight now conducted on our side of Brig Gen Osterhaus
with his division only - The Rebs had three pires of artillery but
were not of much use to them The mode of attack and the

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