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Two of the large guns were knocked all to pieces, the third had a ball put right into the musill, with that thickness of wood and iron, it was torn off as though it was but shingles. In one place a casesion wagon was struck by a shell and exploded its contents killing six gray horses that were attatched to it, almost all their horses were killed. We had them surrounded so that we made a clean sweep of everything something like six or seven thousand prisoners & [illegible] stand small arms, a large amount of amunition 2 [illegible] or 3 [illegible] horses and mules, with considerable provisions and forage. Their rations consist of corn bread and fresh beef. Their guns were all kinds [begin vertical writing] I have filled two sheets and not left any place for my name, love to all from your brother Carlie [vertical writing end]