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Frank's last letter was from Alexandria he spoke of the battles that have so alarmed the country, as skirmishes. His division had gone when he arrived at Alexan. he says, We. I suppose he means, one battery, as he speaks of the horses & guns and speaks of his division being at Warrenton, and I see Heintzleman is guarding Thoroughfare Gap. So Frank's battery was left, and they were awaiting orders, his general, Kearney, is reported dead. Tom McK. returned today, rejected on account of his youth, he visited the battlefield, and I presume that cured him, he saw the boys who buried Will. Templeton, he was shot in the bowels, at dusk and lingered till 2 in the morning, and was buried at Centreville, and the boys say the -groun- ground is so tramped, he can never be found, his brother has gone on for him, his Mother is a very good woman