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82 Skirmish. we found out where the rebels was and then we went back to our forces and they began to shell them. we come back abought 2 miles and stoped all night

August 30 This morning we started at daylight and came but where the main body of our army is. They are preparing to begin the battle again this morning. commenced to cannonade abought 9 oclock A M. at noon or abought 1 oclock the battle commenced with terrible fierceness. There was one steady roar of cannon and musketry perfect clouds of shot. Shell

83 and bullets thousands was killed and wounded. I was ordley for General Porter. The shells and bullets fell around me on all sides. men and horses fell on both side of me but still I escaped unharmed. it must have been the kind hand of Providence that saved me. I am thankful to God that he saved me through this terrible battle. the rebels drove us back on our left wing nearly a mile. at 6 oclock I was sent with a dispatch to Centerville 6 miles from the field of battle. I had to carry the dispatch to General Porters wagon train. I stoped here to Centerville all