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We were five days in going to Jackson, the two last skirmishing all the time with the enemy most of the time driving them in line of battle. As soon as we arrived there on the fifth day we were ordered to support the 6th Mo. Cav. in a charge to dislodge some Cav. from a corn field. Our men dashed in upon them, driving them around the point of a hill, where we fired a volley upon them emptying several saddles, and causing a general stampede. Our work their was nearly the same as Vicksburg fortifiing against an outbreak, and entrenching to advance. One day our