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Near Williamsburg Va May 7th, 62
Dear Mother
as I suppose you
will hear of the battle, and be
alarmed for my Safety, I will write a line
or two just to assure you that I am all
right, we left camp Scott about fifteen
minutes after I wrote to you Sunday
[?], and marched, as I should judge,
ten miles the next morning at about
five we started again, but did not get but
a very little ways, but though the
rebels appeared to be Strongly intrenched,
our General thought only their rear guard
covering their retreat so we boldly
attacted them, our company, and, Co K
were ordered to creep up, and try to Silence
a battery of four guns. that was near
to our artillery, when we got at a proper
distance, we commenced to fire, and