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4 (top of page reads "H. M. Long" in different ink and penmanship than rest of the page. This is the work of the author's sister at another time.)

___________________________ at this time. The shells flying through the darkness like rockets And could be pleasant to behold was it not for ____ ___ght. _______ it is against the Devotees to Southern rights - these missiles of death being hurled. It's bedtime and as it rained this evening. I have to sleep upon the wet ground and cover with a wet blanket. From the surroundings I may expect peasant dreams and sweet repose tonight (?)

May 22nd Woke up this morning by the booming of the mortars which continued all last night. ______ reported fighting in the rear. Federals left flank reported - cut to pieces. Boys complaining bitterly about rations; having nothing to eat for thirty-six hours but a few crackers a piece. The weather intolerably hot and we have nothing to protect us from the scorching rays of a tropical sun but our blankets.