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railroad, took posession and took the road up. The enemy tried three times to brake our line but did not gain any ground. The second division left thair works once when the rebs came onto them and we was double quicked up to support them but did not have to go in. A very heavy shower in the evening. Our regt lost no men today.

Aug 20th Baker's cavelry passed us and went to the left. The rebs did not try us very hard today, for we have good works built.

21st At 8 o'clock in the morning the rebels advanced and drove in our skirmishers near our works and then formed a line and advanced on us. We did not see them when they formed, but did not have to wait long before they advanced in line of battle partly in the rear of the fourth division which formed a sort of a flank by itself, immediately in front of our brigade, about two hundred yards.