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2nd Lieut. Hiram Morse of "I"  
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2nd Lieut. Hiram Morse of "I" to be 1st Lieut. Of Co "I" vice  
to be 1st Lieut. Of co "I" vice  
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Linscott killed in battle.
Linscott killed in battle.  
 
  
 
Our chaplain has not yet  
 
Our chaplain has not yet  
 
reported.
 
reported.
 
      
 
      
We advanced our lines  
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We advanced our lines half a mile last evening with  
half a mile last evening with  
 
 
little loss.  
 
little loss.  
  
    I write this as we  
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I write this as we are lying in the line of battle behind our rifle pit works not more than 600 or 800 yards from the enemy's works.  
are lying in the line of battle  
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behind our rifle pit works not  
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We have been exposed to a heavy cannonading all the  
more than 600 or 800 yards  
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morning, but the 20th has as yet lost only one man - Au-
from the enemy's works.  
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gustus Ellis of Co "D"  severely wounded in head. We are  
We have been exposed to a  
 
heavy cannonading all the  
 
morning, but the 20th has as  
 
yet lost only one man - Au-
 
gustus Ellis [Augustus Ellis] of co "D"  severely  
 
wounded in head. We are  
 
 
expecting a warm engagement.
 
expecting a warm engagement.

Latest revision as of 16:29, 29 December 2017

2nd Lieut. Hiram Morse of "I" to be 1st Lieut. Of Co "I" vice Linscott killed in battle.

Our chaplain has not yet reported.

We advanced our lines half a mile last evening with little loss.

I write this as we are lying in the line of battle behind our rifle pit works not more than 600 or 800 yards from the enemy's works.

We have been exposed to a heavy cannonading all the morning, but the 20th has as yet lost only one man - Au- gustus Ellis of Co "D" severely wounded in head. We are expecting a warm engagement.