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doing. Our section (the left guns no 6 and 7) were ordered out Early in the morning on a scout. We had Revelle at 3 1/2 A.M. fed and harnessed our horses, got breakfast and were off at 4 1/2, joining a regiment of Cavalry we proceded out on the Manchester pike about 11 miles, Encountering the rebel outposts, the cavalry driving them in over a mile. The object of the expedition was to take surveys of the country, So that while you were enjoying yourselves at the pic-nic we were amusing ourselves by annoying the rebel outposts and pickets We got back to camp about 5 oclock [superscript text begin] having marched about [34?] miles [superscript text end] and I was pleased to find your letter of the 8th awaiting my return, after supper, one section went down to the river and had a bath, the centre and right sections having enjoyed that luxury while we were gone.