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Some crossed at a narrow ford. Some swam. Others made their horses swim them across. The bullets flew about them like hail stones. One man was at our house to day who had a bullet right through his hat, singing the top of his head. One noble friend of freedom was found in the river today, shot through the head. But the great majority, thank God, got across with their lives. The unknown then returned and fired the town. So far as learned 2 of our men were killed in the action and 2 wounded - flesh wounds. There were also 2 killed and one severely wounded as they were coming in before the action. Two or three as yet missing - we hope they may yet be alive but fear they are in the river some at least. Our men estimate the loss of the enemy in killed and wounded as from 18 to 30. They took away three wagon loads of killed and wounded. Some families lost all they were worth in the world by the burning of the town. Others will suffer who are depending on their labor for support. I have related stern facts. I cannot moralize upon them. We have the man who was wounded most severely in our house. His thigh bone is broken. He has 20 or 30 shot and bullet wounds in his legs. Most of the shots went clear through. If the voice of Kansas could be heard in the North, it would be be an agonized shriek for help. We are waiting