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the Bugle calld charge. every man went forward with his gun grasped tight eager to sight a Modoc. the Indians kept up a heavey fire on the chargeing forces, men was falling all the time while they charged they was exposed all this time to the deadly fire of the Modocs. ok. the fog now Banked over the opposing parties more dense then ever. no mans eye could penetrate it more then twenty yards. the Modoc chief with Ellens man a Modoc Brave decided to get the warriors to geather and charge the enemy which they did with good results. as the enemy retreated with Bad order leaveing their dead and wounded behind it was getting late the troops and Volunteers withdrew to their camp takeing some of their wounded and dead with them that had fallen early in the day. Just before sun set the Bank of fog worked its way north like some live monster. and settled over the north port of Tule Lake. the Modoc warriors seeing that their enemy was retreating went out in the Battle field eager to find some thing. they found two Klamath Indians hid in a little cave they took them both prisoners in their search they found afew dead soldiers and also four or five dead Volunteers. they found nine carbines and six Belts