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only part of our Reg [regiment] and about
one hundred of the eight Illinois
being engaged Here we
suffered most of any where
loosing many in killed and
wounded and captured Our
Co [company] suffered least of all although
we led the advance of the column
The rebs charged our front and
left flank simultaneously
and the only wonder is that
we were not all engulfhed [engulfed ]
in the living wave they poured
upon our little handfull [handful] of men
Co F was dismounted and
suffered the greatest loss, not being
able to regain their horses in time
We all owe our safety more
to the clouds of dust which rendered
friend and foe undistinguishable
They the fire of the Johneis [Johnnies] was
too high to be effective as a perfect
storm of bullets whistled overhead