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1864-12-17 Page 03

destroyed Rendering the place of no use to any one not even the Rebs, 
We then advanced slowly crossing the Ogeechee River at several Points & destoying the Georgia Central Rail Roads,  our Division would cross The River Destroy 8 or ten miles of the Road and Then Re-cross the River and advance down stream on the opposite side from Savannah.- The 1" Brigade did not fire a gun at The Enemy from the time we left Rome until we arrived at Jenkins Bridge on the Ogeechee River 20 miles from Savannah,  we then met a Small force of The Enemy and the 2" & 7" Iowa had a small skirmish but the Rebs soon skedaddled  The 2" Lost two men The 7" none, since that time we have had continued skirmishing  the 7" has Lost one man severely wounded John Kreiger of Co 'D. shot Through the head 
We have been in camp here since the 11th we are in sight of the enemys forts and the two picket lines are within speaking distance of each other cannonading is going on continuously and skirmishing has got to be a common thing with us again.

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destroyed Rendering the place of no use to any one not even the Rebs, We then advanced slowly crossing the Ogeechee River at several Points & destoying the Georgia Central Rail Roads, our Division would cross The River Destroy 8 or ten miles of the Road and Then Re-cross the River and advance down stream on the opposite side from Savannah.- The 1" Brigade did not fire a gun at The Enemy from the time we left Rome until we arrived at Jenkins Bridge on the Ogeechee River 20 miles from Savannah, we then met a Small force of The Enemy and the 2" & 7" Iowa had a small skirmish but the Rebs soon skedaddled The 2" Lost two men The 7" none, since that time we have had continued skirmishing the 7" has Lost one man severely wounded John Kreiger of Co 'D. shot Through the head We have been in camp here since the 11th we are in sight of the enemys forts and the two picket lines are within speaking distance of each other cannonading is going on continuously and skirmishing has got to be a common thing with us again.