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and whare our folks have met the Rebels with a determination we have been successfull. at Holly Spring whare all our Commissary Stores Quartermaster Stores and Ammunition was Kept our troops hardly shot a Gun with the exception of the 2" Regt Ills Cavalry who fought well. the place was commanded by Col Murphy of the 8th Regt Iois Vols Inft. it has been a fearfull draw back to this Army. we were getting along fine advancing rapidly into the Enemie country but the program is changed we have been compeled to retreat from the Yockna river back to this place and some of the troops farther but this is not the worst of it the troops have been on half rations for a number of days. and they will not hold out more than three days longer. undoubtedly we shall be out