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1863-10-20 Charles A. Gates to Mr. Arad Gates Page 4
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with provisions for the men and the rebels opened on it with a battery. The train was right in rear of our battery and the nigroes drivers got scartee and they all whirld around and put pell mell for the rear. Father you can just emagin about 200 baggages waggons with 6 mules to a waggon an a negro driving them with one live it was fun for us to see them run but it was death to the nigers and ruined some property our boys got all the shugar & coffy & pork they wanted for three or four day out of the stampeed. We left Centervill day before yestday an crossed bulls run an camped on the old bulls runs battle ground last night. I would like to write something about it but I haven't room. We are camped now nere Gainesville 9 miles from Warrenton. This is all I can write this time give my best respects to all. Write soon good by from you most obedient son C A Gates
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with provisions for the men and the rebels opened on it with a battery. The train was right in rear of our battery and the nigroes drivers got scartee and they all whirld around and put pell mell for the rear. Father you can just emagin about 200 baggages waggons with 6 mules to a waggon an a negro driving them with one live it was fun for us to see them run but it was death to the nigers and ruined some property our boys got all the shugar & coffy & pork they wanted for three or four day out of the stampeed. We left Centervill day before yestday an crossed bulls run an camped on the old bulls runs battle ground last night. I would like to write something about it but I haven't room. We are camped now nere Gainesville 9 miles from Warrenton. This is all I can write this time give my best respects to all. Write soon good by from you most obedient son C A Gates
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