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the boat and drowned he kept up until he was reached with a small boat and just as we thought him safe he went down to rise no more. As we assended this muddy stream we passed one small landing where they gave cheers for Jeff Davis but it being after dark we were unable to see any one but one of our musicians in response to their cheers played the rogues march which soon silenced them. We (crossed out: left) arrived in St. Charles about eleven Oclock in the evening and marched into camp with the 17 and Hecker regiments who went the day before they left the next morning on the cars they were fired at in a place where one was killed and unclear wounded we heard that they killed fifteen and took some prisoners but this needs confermation. We are still encamped at St