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I have said that the whole army had fallen
back to this place while our wounded of the
two days hard fighting were left on the field
- a deplorable state of things but it is almost
a miracle that our whole army was one annihi-
lated as Rosecrans fought 3 times his number
- Our Brigade is now larger than the rest of the Divis
while either Brig was larger than ours before the
fight-The 2nd Brig now numbers only six hundred
men + they have but one field officer left
such a slaughter was never known before
yet the army acknowledge to a much greater loss
in proportion
We were immediately sent to the front to
skirmish with the enemy + it was yet expected
that they would press down on us + endeavor
to crush us - we were placed in line of battle
+ in connexion with others formed a line
or a half circle from each bank of the river
South of the town + we all stationed skirmishers
in the advance + went to work throwing up
breast work + digging rifel pits- The enemy
were in sight and annoyed us somewhat +
just at night a slight attack was made on our