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| − | 2nd Lieut. Hiram Morse of "I" | + | 2nd Lieut. Hiram Morse of "I" to be 1st Lieut. Of Co "I" vice |
| − | to be 1st Lieut. Of | + | Linscott killed in battle. |
| − | Linscott killed in battle. | ||
Our chaplain has not yet | Our chaplain has not yet | ||
reported. | reported. | ||
| − | We advanced our lines | + | 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 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 | + | |
| − | behind our rifle pit works not | + | We have been exposed to a heavy cannonading all the |
| − | more than 600 or 800 yards | + | morning, but the 20th has as yet lost only one man - Au- |
| − | from the enemy's works. | + | 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 | ||
| − | wounded in head. We are | ||
expecting a warm engagement. | expecting a warm engagement. | ||
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.