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108 Hatchers Run No 1

were skirmishing. Two brigades of our division was put in front, and our was left in reserv quite a number of men were wounded. We staid near this place till morning. The second corps was still further to left having quite a battle. They atempted to drive the enemy from thair position, but could not without to much loss, so they retreated back at night.

28th We were called up at four oclock in the morning and got ready to move at light. About eight oclock we advanced a field and deployed as skirmishers at the same time our troops were retreating and we were put thair to relieve the pickets as they pull back. We lay in the field about two hours before the pickets fell back. The rebel cavelry came out on the extreem left of our regt killing one and wounding one of Co F. The old picket line fell back and then we started on the retreat. Our regt covered the rear of our whole brigade. We covered the retreat to our old works and then marched back to our old camp ground and comfort. Our 1st Hatchers run [Hatcher's Run] is near over.