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was bringing _____ rear of the army and ______ attack before Yanks, Longstreet turned on the boys in blue and drove them back and captured 12_______ and some three hundred prisoners we had smooth sailing onto Richmond so far as the boys is blue was concerned. We took up position on the west side of Chickahominy River until the night 30th May amid a downpour of rain we broke up camp, moved down Darbytown Road in mud and water 31st May three o clock (afternoon) they put us in action, we left many of the poor boys dead and wounded on the field, among them was our gallant Capt Malken(?), Colonel Bratton was wounded and fell into hands Yankeys (sic), he was a brave and good colonel. 6th Regiment, 86 Vols(?) commanded by Col Bratton (?), May 31st, 1862, at Battle of Seven Pines, buried in action, 629 men killed, 88 wounded, 781 total 267, our loss being little (underlined) over half.