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     Auguste the 1 1864 a nice plesente Rain laste nighte quiete all nighte on the Skermish lines till this morning ande Heavey Skermishinge this mornge 9 o^c ate nighte Heavey canon adinge all ths afternoon one Baterey one gun oute of that Baterey fires one shote every five minutes ate the citey of atlantey generel Houard Howarde Reportes three thousan kilde wounded ande taken prisoners on the Righte

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the 28 of July 60 odde came in to day in Hour Corpse

     Auguste 2 /64 clowdey ande coole ande plesente Bute litel fightinge in fronte this morninge upe to 8 o^cl one of the Rebls ingines knocked frome the track Day Before yesteray By one of Hour Batereys 9 oclock ate nighte now fightinge all Day in fronte expte a fue shotes from a canon ande that ware on the Righte winge