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Jan. 4.-As communications by mail with the outside world has not been opened, I have not wrote for a day or two. I shall send some papers containing accounts of the progress of the battle at our front. These has some wounded from our regiment come in, and it appears that they were in the front & suffered severely, it is reported that some of Co. S. are killed and wounded, JA bids fair to be the battle of the south-west. We were rallied out into line of battle, day-before-yesterday, at 3 in the morning, by a reported threatened attach from guerrillas and rebel citizens but we heard nothing. I desire much to be with the company and may go at any moment, and can say that I desire to do anything possible to help the boys. I have not got and papers lately. I got a rubber blanket, by express, from Uncle E. the day I came to town, I sent for it is cost 90c to get it here do$s. there. The returned soldiers had a Thanksgiving at E's I stood