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Charles Arad Gates letters, 1861-1863
1862-08-14 Charles A. Gates to Mr. Arad Gates Page 2
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room for those that were wounded Saturday the 9. The News this Morning is that Jackson is in full retreat and our cavalry and Artillery is in presuit of them. The rebels left their camp strune with dead and baggage. Our troops have got below garitonsville and blown up the bridge and tore up the track so Jacksons forces communication is cut off with Richmonds and the rebels have been forced to about the command of central Virginia. So we have got posesion of a quite a large territory that has supplied the rebel army with a great deal of stuf The report yest day was that Maclellens Army had moved so you may expect some sturing News. You said that you had got a letter from Uncle Norton an Eddy wanted me to be a valient soldier. I will try that is
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room for those that were wounded Saturday the 9. The News this Morning is that Jackson is in full retreat and our cavalry and Artillery is in presuit of them. The rebels left their camp strune with dead and baggage. Our troops have got below garitonsville and blown up the bridge and tore up the track so Jacksons forces communication is cut off with Richmonds and the rebels have been forced to about the command of central Virginia. So we have got posesion of a quite a large territory that has supplied the rebel army with a great deal of stuf The report yest day was that Maclellens Army had moved so you may expect some sturing News. You said that you had got a letter from Uncle Norton an Eddy wanted me to be a valient soldier. I will try that is
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