My Dear Father--I wrote this yesterday but had no
opportunity to send. Capn Pals intended leaving to day
but in consequence of a little battle last evening and an ex-
pected one to day did not go. The enemy came over with about
two regiments & tried to turn some breast works on the
warwick river. They killed a Colonel of a North Carolina regt.
and about ten men. They were driven bck leaving about
a dozen dead on our side but is said a good many more in the
pond thr wh: they waded. Our battery was ordered down & came
three miles at full gallop but entered into no engagement
last evening. They ^'the enemy' through up a breast work for 10 guns
during the nght. They have been firing all day with
sharp shooters. The cannon did not fire many
rounds. We fired at some regiments who
doubled quicked it out of the field this morning.
Of course it is impossible to tell if we injored
them. Our battery is behind breast works & no one
injured. But two Georgians were killed in the trenches
with us this morning. I write in the trenches.
I cannot write more now, & we slept last
night in the field with noting but big coats. The
sun to day is quite opprressive. I will try & add
another postcript before sending this.
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