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or so and such a night laying in the mud and it raining and having the satisfaction that the rebels had eather burnt or were using our camp and equipment but thank providence Gen Buell arrive that night with reinforcements and the engagement was commenced by our forces Monday morning and it was fearfull in the extreme and it was kept up till afternoon when they commenced retreating and it was supposed ended in a stampede . we were ordered to the front again but done nothing of importance. the loss is immence on both sides probabily larger than any previous battle since the present rebelion I have no [illegible] today anything about the appearance of the field it is a sight I never want to behold again nor have I any desire to ever see another engagement but never intend to falter nor leave my post. loss of officers great