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kept in sight in going along the road and when they saw us coming towards them with fixed bayonets and field colors floating they must of thought we had come on to reinforcements at any rate they didnt seem disposed to cross the field We waited for them something like a half hour They fired their cannons 6 or 8 times killing a horse or two and wounding one of the 2nd Iowa we fired ours 10 or 18 times We then drew off under the cover of a hill leaving the flag and keeping up fire with the little Battery till we were at a safe distance the flag and Battery were then brought [in]? and we were clear out of reach before the rebels were aware of our exit We then made tracks for La Grange we traveled forty five miles that day and camped within 15 miles of La Grange our scouts and foragers all came to us during the [?] day except those from our Co and H. one of ours came in he had been a prisoner but escaped during the excitement the rest with the exception of Lewman came all the way through by themselves reaching Camp the next day. all I lacked of being along was that I had taken a squad out the three days previous and had rode from forty to fifty miles a day and my horse was pretty well tired out. the boys that were out got between the rebel advance guard and main column the were were well mounted or they never could have escaped since I commenced we have received marching orders I have no idea which way we go but we move our camp I think. Nothing more at present Oliver Boardman
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kept in sight in going along the road and when they saw us coming towards them with fixed bayonets and field colors floating they must of thought we had come on to reinforcements at any rate they didnt seem disposed to cross the field We waited for them something like a half hour They fired their cannons 6 or 8 times killing a horse or two and wounding one of the 2nd Iowa we fired ours 10 or 18 times We then drew off under the cover of a hill leaving the flag and keeping up fire with the little Battery till we were at a safe distance the flag and Battery were then brought [in]? and we were clear out of reach before the rebels were aware of our exit We then made tracks for La Grange we traveled forty five miles that day and camped within 15 miles of La Grange our scouts and foragers all came to us during the [?] day except those from our Co and H. one of ours came in he had been a prisoner but escaped during the excitement the rest with the exception of Lewman came all the way through by themselves reaching Camp the next day. all I lacked of being along was that I had taken a squad out the three days previous and had rode from forty to fifty miles a day and my horse was pretty well tired out. the boys that were out got between the rebel advance guard and main column the were were well mounted or they never could have escaped since I commenced we have received marching orders I have no idea which way we go but we move our camp I think. Nothing more at present Oliver Boardman
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