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the right section (no. 1 and 2 that I am in) with the First Brig. Commanded by Col Minty. The left sec - with the 2nd Brig. Col King Commdy and the center Sec with the 3rd. Brig Col Wilder Commdy. Our brigade had a fight with the rebs about a mile from here last Saturday and drove 4 Brig of rebel Cavalry about 2 miles. but finding out their force we fell back about a mile and went into our present camp where we have remained for two days owing to continual raining. but expect to move again in a couple hours. Since 4 oclock this morning we have heard cannonading distinctly 2 or 3 miles off and I understood our Infantry are