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five miles ahead on Champion Hills. Smith's division was held back as a reserve untill about noon when they were put forward into action. The 97th being ordered to support Chicago Mercantile Batty. which was on a hill, and we amediatley behind them, covered by the brow of the hill from the enemys fire, which was on another hill a quarter of mile in advance. Infantry & Artillery. There we laid hugging the ground for upwards of two hours, the enemy throwing solid shot and shell at the Batty, which struck among us, and all around us. One six pd. Shot that struck in Comp C. taking one mans leg, anothers arm off and striking the third in the back. One rickcheting shot, after striking the ground four times struck a man in Comp E in the head and broke his skull. Another struck about twenty feet in front of me. I saw it and run