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a taist [taste] of shelling also
and a much more effective
one than we received for
our only loss was twoo [two] horses
and one man slightly wounded
in the foot I have not time to
write particulars now we followed
them into the Shenandoah Valley
beyond a little vilage [village] (called
Berryville, Virginia I believe) some nine miles

We were then ordered back and
here we are again on the
old ground I am in good
health and have not received a
scratch Had Gen Write General Julius White who commanded
pressed the enemy as I think he might
we would have had more fighting
and I think the enemy would
have went with less plunder
to their home but our orders were
always, not to bring on an engagement
as the infantry and artilery [artillery]
could not come up to assist
but we could have done much
without them if allowed and
our Col chafed under the
restraint, he had command of
all the cavelry [cavalry] forces. I have no
more papers and there is none in camp or I would write
more particulars I will write
again when I have an opportunity

Regards to all and as ever O Ayer