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then if they had remained untouched for the rains
have washed the dirt away and leaves an arm a leg
a skull and often half the body exposed
I conversed with some woman who lived near by who
said they wanted to buy them but Bragg threatened to shoot
every man he caught performing such a deed
I will here relate what is well vouched for but I saw
no evidences of it The citizens assert as a positive
fact that after the battle of Chicamauga that the ladies
from Ringold and some from the neighborhood
held a Pick Nick on the battle ground and that
they severed the heads from some of the dead union
soldiers + carried them round on poles others they
fasten to the trees + stumps
Brig Gen Cruft at that time commanding our Division
states this as a fact + I cannot doubt it for it was
corroberated by many of the citizens
This mournful task accomplished we took up the line
of march for Chattanooga and camped near that place
for the night and Dec 2d reached our present camp
our starting point for the battle
I fear that my account of this campaign can afford you but little
satisfaction other than as a record of my thoughts and feelings
I have had to write it amid a pressure of business and a little
at a time and I know it is poorly composed but you will
understand the reasons + I shall send it without an erasure
I will write to you all soon in the meantime write to your
P.S. send this to Ephraim for the folks at home as I will not have time to copy it
{ Ever loving O L

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