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within 7 miles of our position but had halted. They fired 1 shot from cannon at our scouts which only nocked the apples off of the trees over their heads. as they ware in an orchard. Our boys cool enough to pick up the apples and then come away. Brought out 1 cannon from our camp and fired 4 shots but with what effect we do not know. Sep 13th Suffered with cold all night. Got the news late in the evening yesterday that Rosencrans had made an attack on Floyd's brigade near Gauley on the Kanawa and had completely routed them and if
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within 7 miles of our position but had halted. They fired 1 shot from cannon at our scouts which only nocked the apples off of the trees over their heads. as they ware in an orchard. Our boys cool enough to pick up the apples and then come away. Brought out 1 cannon from our camp and fired 4 shots but with what effect we do not know. Sep 13th Suffered with cold all night. Got the news late in the evening yesterday that Rosencrans had made an attack on Floyd's brigade near Gauley on the Kanawa and had completely routed them and if
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