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it was a very fortunate order for it was not half executed when the boomb shells fell so thick and fast that they were obliged to leave. I was the only officer to go out with our company in the morning. the Caption and Second Lieut. being sick. I was the second company from the front and when we had proeceeded about half a mile from our camp grounds not expecting to be very near the enemy there was a boomb shell strick right before me killing Lieut Burnes and two privates of Co [F?] the ballance of the company except the captain and twelve men who had just passed into a field fled in utter confusion and I had to talk loud and fast to keep my men in place for the shell