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was attacked a few miles beyond our pickets by quite a large body of rebels, and quite a [frisk?] skirmish ensued. Our battery were ordered to hitch up and start, which we did going 5 or 6 miles on the "double quick" but when we got there the [muss?] was over, and we didn't get a hand in. So we returned to camp much disappointed.

Day before yesterday we [illegible] our new clothes which are about the same as the last, with the exception of the pants, which are light blue instead of dark, I should not have drawn any, but was obliged to on account of the difference in color.

Mother, we have beautiful weather at present. The nights are a little cold, but there has not been a day since we came to Nashville, but I have went around camp with nothing but my