[from the diary of William M. Blackford, former diplomat of Lynchburg, Va., with five sons in the Confederate Army]

Sunday 14  More like a May morning
than one in the middle of Dec.
went to the office at qr past 8
and recd a letter [from] Ann Maury.  She
is at Bowling Green and wishes
to come here to board six in her fam
ily- I immediately went to Sues
showed the letter and made an
appeal to her. she agreed to take
four & we can accommodate two
It will be a great burden to Mary

but it is necessary-  I wrote to her
stating the arrangement-and to Rob
Maury recapitulating my letter
in the hopes he might have an
opportunity of letting her know
by private [office?]     Much excited
at reading how part of Fredg had
been shelled & burned.  Large con
gregation–Heard coming out of
church that Gen Stuart had tele
graphed his wife that the enemy
had attacked our lines furiously
yesterday and were repulsed at
all points with great slaughter
-that Gen Cooke, his brother, was
shot in the leg ‘and that his own
clothes had been pierced–gen
Chilton also telegraphs that we
stopped them gloriously–I have
three sons in the army round
the town–all likely to be in the
hottest of the fray.  If it should
be the will of God they are to fall
they could not fall in a better
place -defending their native
town, or rather avenging its
destruction- I feel the deepest
interest in the issue and have

at the same time the highest hopes
and  [?] that the enemy are
to be utterly foiled– attended
sermon at qr past 3- large congre
gation for the evening
Went down to the telegraph office
having recd a telegram from Charles
at Frederick House, enquiring how Sue
was- found it was recd last night
though only now delivered-& made
a row about it-The superintendent
promised to dismiss the carrier-but
he is to blame also.  I have suffer-
-ed much form the neglect of the
employees of this office-Some
men who where wounded in the
fight yesterday-about 120 of the
more slightly wounded came up.
Their accounts are meagre & unsatis
-factory.   From passengers we learn
the enemy brought out 50,000 men
& that they were entirely defeated.
The battle occurred 4 miles from Fredg
on the Richd road, near the Rail Road
-on Bassetts old farm  I am inclined
to think -Gens. Greegg & Thos Cobb
are said to have fallen on our side
also Col. Atkinson of Gen. Jacksons
corps fought the battle. Eugene was in [therefore?]

MSS 4763 

[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F., 25th Massacusetts]
Saturday
Dec 13
Started about half past nine this morn-
ing.  We had pretty good night though
pretty cold.  At half past three we stopped in a
grove a little this side of Kinston.  This morning
I read the seventeenth and eighteenth Psalms and was
much comforted by them.  O how good is my Savior
who has kept me thus far.  We are going to camp
here to-night. We hear that Banks has taken Wilming
ton, but I dont know as it is true.  col.Mix with
the ninth New Jersey took two pieces of artillery
from the rebels this afternoon.  It has been pretty
warm this afternoon

MSS 11293

Across the River Dec 13th 1862

Dear Father   we crossed the River day before yesterday & have been
under the fire of the enemy since but cannot tell when the infantry
will be engaged there has been heavy firing almost all of this morning on the
left & right Franklin was the first to cross & I believe we are waiting for Sumner
& Hooker I will now close these few line as we are now under the fire of the
enemy & I hope you will not worry yourself about me I know Just how you
feel having one son killed in the Army I will now close by saying that I am
well but cannot tell what will happen From your son Joseph Leavitt
write soon, write soon,  Here is A letter that I wrote when I was at Stafford Court House

[Letters of Joseph Leavitt of the 5th Maine and his brother George of the 5th New York were copied in a ledger by their father in the fall of 1864 by their father as a remembrance of his sons, both of whom were mortally wounded, George at 2nd Bull Run, 1862, and Joseph at Spotsylvania, 1864]

MSS 66

Bristol State line of Va & Tenn.
Dec. 13th 1862  Dear Wife
It has been nine days since
I so reluctantly parted
from you in Capiah; &
as you may see from
the head of this, I have
not near reached my
destination yet.  The trains
have failed making the
connections in divers
places: & besides, the box of
clothing that I started
with,  has detained me &
cost me considerable expense
though I got transportation
on it in Jackson, but
there is so much freight
in ahead of me that has
been lying over a No. of
days, that it is impossible to
get it aboard at a great

[page 2]
many places, without lying
over a day or two I have
expressed the box in two inst-
ances, which cost very high.
The trunks have been no trouble
to us, as we have checked them
through; but a box, they
will not check.  I never
will start on such a trip
again with so much cloth-
ing, unless they are put in
trunks. yesterday morning
(at Knoxsville Tenn, 130 miles
from here) I tore up the
Squire’s box, made me
a comfortable fire of it,
put the clothing in two large
sacks, which (by the help of
James Massey) I carry to
my seat & sit down prepar-
atory to a scolding from
the conducter, which I
am sure to get in every
such instance.  The conduct-
ers say that the roads are more

[page 3]
crowded with freight at this
time (going in both direc-
tions) than they it ever were before.
Every thing appears to be in
a stir & bustle.  the train
that I was on & another
freight train made a
collision (Dec. 10) between Atla-
nta & Dalton.  I did not get
hurt neither did my Co. as
it happened both trains
were running slow at the
time the collision took
place. three passengers were
slightly wounded by jump-
ing over board from fright,
but all that kept their seats
were not hurt.  We met
Pres. Jef. Davis between Dalton
& Knoxville,  I judge he is
going to Visit the Southern
Army, though I did not
ask him where he was
going, but I am in hopes he

[page 4]
will go there & jog up their
memories, as he did the
East Tennesseans in his
speach at Knoxville on
his way down.  we will
take the train to night at
12 O’clock for Lynchburg, distance
204 miles. our Reg is at
Fredericksburg on the Rappa
hannock River.  A Telegraphic
dispatch was Rec’d here yester-
day evening that a fight
had commenced at Freder-
icksburg, & that our fources
were driving the enemy
back. if it becomes a general
fight I expect we will get
there about time enough to
 [words faded: possibly “put an end to it”]  Write to me
soon & direct to Fredericks-
burg Va.  I wrote & mailed you
a letter in Montgomery, Ala.
& inclosed you $2,50 worth
of stamps.  I also wrote you a
few lines in Hazlehurst, requesting
you to write to me as soon as
you got back home, if you
did so, I expect the letter is
their before this time waiting
for me. from your Husband
F. Riley to Mrs. B. P. Riley

MSS 7786-f

[from the diary of Frank C. Fitzhugh of Cutshaw’s Battery]

                                  Saturday 13

Started out soon after day and
went to the battlefield right
wing.  our Brigade was engaged
Our Battery remained under severe
fire all day, but not engaged.  At
night we moved to the extreme right of
Jacksons Corps & relieved a Battery
[The following line is written in the margins.]
where we spent the night

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 4448

Camp in the Field 2 miles from                                        [page one]
                                       Fredericksburg   Dec 13  Eve
Dear Sister Helen,
                             Well after 4 days hard
fighting and lying around in the streets
of Fredericksburg here I am back, safe,
and sound to our Old Camp.
     We evacuated the city last night at
mid night and withdrew our pontoon
bridges to get out of range of the
Rebel batteries which are situated
on a line of hills that lie about
1 mile back of the city..   Thursday
morning at 5 ock our batteries opened
fire on the poor city which they kept
up during the day and at the same

time began to lay the pontoon bridges                                                    [page two]
across the river (which is about as wide
as from our house to Dr Catlins) but the
rebel sharpshooters were stationed in
the houses all along the shore and
picked off our men as fast as they
commenced work but after our
batteries had been at work until
afternoon and had riddled every
building in the city and drove
the rebels all out we succeeded
in finishing the bridge and just
at night a Michigan Regt charged
across and planted the flag and
captured quite a number of the
secesh, early Friday morning we
marched down to the bridge but
for some reason did not go across
until [sic] nearly dark but lay on
the bank all day, our batteries
which were just behind us and
fired right over our heads popped

away every once in a while all day                                                       [page three]
but did not provoke a reply
from the rebels until about 5
ock P.M. when they opened on us
and at the 3rd shot wounded 3
of our boys all in Co. B. and one
of them has since died and one
has had a leg taken off..  we then
drew back out of range and at
6 ock crossed the bridge and lay
in the streets all night..  early in
the morning the rebels began
to throw a shell or two into the
city so we marched down to
the river band [sic] under cover
of a low hill and lay there
all day – the rebels throwing
shot all around and among us
wounding 6 of our Regt and
killing and wounding several
all around us 3 were killed within

20 feet of where I stood.  Oh I wish                                                     [page four]
you could just hear one of those
shell scream as it passes through
the air, the first one that came
over us made us all squat
mighty quick but after an hour
or so I actually got to sleep
down there and also made a fire
and cooked my dinner with
those pesky things flying around
well about 5 ock we marched towards
the rebel guns (our Division) and 2 or 3
Regt’s charged upon them but they opened
with grape & canister and musketry
so hot that they had to fall back
but fortunately for the 15th they were
near a steep hill just as they
commenced firing so they just lay
right down behing [sic] it and it all
passed over their heads but the
Col and myself were in a pretty tight

[This letter continues in the top margin on page one.]
place just then for
when the Regt started
on a double quick the
Col being lame
could not keep up
but we followed on
as fast as possible,
and were going
down through a
corn field facing
the battery just as
that shower of lead
and iron was flying
over them and we
just lay down in a
sort of ditch right
in the mud behind
a fence, and by the

greatest fortune escaped but I thought                                                   [page 5]
for about 2 minutes that we had
found the last ditch for the bullets
struck in the mud and corn stalks
all around us and spattered mud
in our faces and a shell burst in
the road within 10 feet of us and the
lead kept striking the fences “rattle te
bang” but thank God we came out
safely, the Regt lay there all night
on the wet ground in perfect silence
the rebels throwing a shell about
every 15 minutes all night but
the Col and myself went back to
the hospital.. Well Sunday for some
reason neither party seemed anxious
to fight (perhaps through respect
for the Sabbath) and Monday very
little fighting was done, except on
the extreme left but we were planting [?]
very heavy guns all day, monday night

we fell back across the river out                                                        [page six]
of their range, expecting that they
would shell the city and as the
streets were all full of our soldiers
they would have killed a large
number but as yet they have not
fixed on the city except now and
then a chance shot when they
happened to see a bright light
and monday afternoon I was standing
in the door of the hospital when
a shell burst right over the street
in front but did not hurt any one
          Poor Fredericksburg is awfully
defaced and damaged    there is not
a building in it but what is full
of holes and all knocked to
pieces – they must have left in
a hurry for in some of the houses
every thing was left just as if
every thing was all right but our
soldiers have ransacked and

taken every thing of value, and that                                                     [page seven]
they could carry off.  I would
have got some little thing to send
in this letter if I had thought
of it.  But there lots of wounded
in the hospitals around here, and
all our dead is lying on the field
just as they fell   we could not
get them to bury for the sharp
shooters pick off our men if they
venture in sight beyond the city
     It seems awful to think that
they must be left there on the
ground but such is war – we
found 6 dead rebels in the city
that they had left and 2
wounded that they had not
taken.  I talked with one of them
and he said he was glad he
had fallen into our hands as
he would get better care than with
the rebels he was wounded in the

[written in the top, side and bottom margins]
received a letter from Geo this afternoon dated the 12th
he is the bold correspondent that I have
my poor boxes are still in Washington I suppose –
hope to see they some day..

Monday   the streets were full of                                                        [page eight]
wounded and dead being carried
on litters or limping along to the
hospital one poor fellow was
brought in with both legs shot
off above the knees both arms off
below the elbows and both eyes
torn out and yet he was alive,
conscious and talked quite freely
    Oh there were all sorts of wounds
and wounded and I saw some
of our dead lying in the streets
unburied because they did not
have time to bury them at once,
   our loss is pretty heavy much –
greater than theirs but not near
as large as if they had carried out
the plan of battle marked out for
Sunday     Our Division were to charge
on their center and try to carry it
but their position is such that
we would had to have faced a regular
cross fire and our loss would have been

[written in side margin]
dreadful without any good result for we can never

[written in top margin]
take their batteries until we silence the
right & left wings and we are mounting
very heavy guns for that purpose..  We shall
probably stay here a day or two at least and

[written in other side margin on page]
then perhaps we can carry their works..

[The following is written in the top margin on page five.]
   I am thankful that I am able to write
that I am well and unhurt and that no one
can say that I ran or flinched in the least..
     With love to all   I remain Your affect. Brother
                                                                   Jim

James Howard,  15th Connecticut

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 4448

[from the Civil War message of Lt. Thomas S. Seabury, 3rd New York Infantry]

Dec 13
To Lt. Col. Nickson
Has any salt passed
through on a vessel?
(Signed) Ge.Viele

Dec. 13
To Gen. Viele No vessel has passed through
here with salt.
(Signed) Lt. Col. Nickson

Dec. 13
To Col. Nixon
Has any vessel attempted
to pass through with salt
 (Signed) Gen. Viele

Dec. 13
To Genl. Viele
No
(Signed) Lt. Col. Nixon

MSS 10781

                           U.S. Steamer Currituck
                               Navy Yard Washington
                                     Dec 13th 1862
Sir
 There is required and [sic] extension of (8) eight
feet in the length of this vessel house to
make sufficient room to accommodate her
Officers and Armory.  We have only eight berths
and eleven Officers.  The Officers are not
comfortable situated for cold weather
                               Very Respectfully
                                 Your Obt Servant
                                      T. J. Linnekin
                                         Acting Master Comdg
                                                 U.S.S. Currituck
Lieut Commanding
   Andrew A.  Harwood
       Commanding Potomac Flotilla
          Navy Yard Washington
MSS 15134

[from the diary of the Rev. Francis E. Butler, chaplain of the 25th New Jersey]

Sat. 13 – Mild quiet morng. 9. A.M. had breakfast & prayer – good
sleep on floor – am ordered to move shortly to support Franklin –
10 A.M.  We have moved by left flank to support F. heavy cannon –
adding in that direction.  Got down on left & halted – walked
along lines encouraging & talking with men.  Our men seem to be
reconstructing R. R. bridge – a balloon is up nr. Burnsides headqur.
12 ½ firing in front – a body of our skirmishers went fr. house
near us – deployed – a shell from rebels struck house at once –
another burst over them – sharp musketry & cannonadg. in front.
Constant roar & explosion – A spent shell just fell sissing into river
behind us.  As Lt Bateman & I sat in rocking chair & arm chairs in road in front of our lines
 talking about Xth [i.e. Christian] experience.  The balloon is up again.
[Order of words in the previous sentence is a best guess.]
There goes another shot close by into river.  Our horses are grouped by
the gas house – another shot in river (-1 P. M.) it got too hot for them at
our quarters where we first left them.  Cheers now in front –
Soft hazy day – wind So. W. but little of it.  Rebels are pouring heavy
musketry fire into us in front.  Shots strike around us.  While I go
to walk along lines encouraging men to pray that God would give us
the victory a shell struck Keef [?] Co A. in  face   he was sitting just back
of place I had left.  Hurried to see him & thence for surgeon, he was
carried on stretcher to hospital, but soon died – Quite a number
have been wounded near me.  Large bodies of infantry have crossed
& recrossed river near us & are now coming back again.  Sigel
has come up & is in other side it is said.  and  Hooker is now crossing
the long columns pour down the gorge & over the bridge.  We are
steadily gaining I am told.  The hulks of old ruined burnt ves-

sels are close by us in river.  It is almost 4 – Battle very hot in
front – heavy musketry – roar & booming – Our troops bow to the flying
shells – Co. G has had a man wounded.  Indeed several of our men
have been slightly hit.  The enemys entrenchments in front are
strong.  About sunset an just after our regt. was in & followed
in rear.  Shot & shell flew over me.  I found a wounded boy
took him to a surgeon – left him   returned to front.  twas sd. our
our men had carried enemys batteries – loud talking – in front just
then a tremendous volley of musketry came.   I was near R. R.  I fell
flat on this side – & heard a shower of bullets whiz past & close by
for some minutes – Our men were falling back – Our men were
falling back.  I returned to wounded boy – & found one of our Lts.
hats – reached our house took little supper & returned after looking in at
hospital to field.  Jacob with me – very dark – found our regt. on R.R.  very
cold – I gave them coffee, went along whole line – batteries near by but
silent.  Regt. ordered back to town – I went to left – & saw that all were
awake – & brot. off – also some of other regts.    one I uncovered thinking
him wounded was dead.  The field covered with blankets & haversacks –I
left field with last of our regt   went to hospital   found many of our men
some badly wounded – a fearful, painful sight – Met Col. D[errom].   Made list of
wounded – gave them water, coffee (even whiskey) by direction of Surgeon-
Staid till late helping & comforting them.  It is now 1.40 – Sunday morng.
returned to our quarters – a wounded man is on lounge – I must try to get
to bed – with prayer to God for deliverance.  I don’t know how the battle has
                                                                                                      turned

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 12935

Dec Fairdeay 13th
the arttlery cormence
this moning at 10
oclock and it strifeak
the Batle became
Genaral in 30 minets
after the fireng began
and affter one hore the fireng
slaking as if Rebeles
Was given way   the
firingen was terrffer for
one hour Bouth  of
artlire  and mustecket
*the gun Boats in*
the Rever assisted the
Soud force in this
*Days Batle*
                this is a
verey Nise Day – the
Sun Shine Butfill  the
Batle Was With left
Greand Divrhon
Gen Franklin   the
firingen is more

Reapitt  at 11 ½ oclock
at 12 the muscket
firing was trifice  on
the Right and then
on the left   the Senter
ape[a]ring to not be
in gastge at this time
at 15 minets affter 12
the Batle apers to be
Come Generel all long
the lines   the musket
firng on the Right verey
houve  at 20 minets
affter 12 the musket
firing is the hardes
on the left and is
tricfice all along lines
and apers to be verey
Generel all aglong the
lines on the left   the
Rebs apere to fall Back
at 30 Minets the firrin
apers to Slaken some
3
the musket firing is not
so fast   the artillery is
verey trffic  at 35.
minets   the Rebs apere
to be given Back all a
long ther lines   the
artilery slacken a litle
at 40 minets   the[y] must
of made a charge on the
Right and left as
musket firing became
verey triffic on both
Right and left   this
most triffic Batle that
I have ever seine   it
is verey heveay on
the left now and
most trriffic on the
Right and Senter   it
is offoull [awful]   it now
becomes offoull all a
long the lines
                                     4

for one hour the
the musket seces
for a short time
it be came verey
havey  on the left
and then on the
Right   the Rebs
apeare to faull
Back on the left
it now apeare the
Rebels are gevene
Why  all along the
lines it apeares to
be the be verey
on the Senter and
on the Right for
a Short time but
the Rebs must be
given Back for the
left apeare to a
firene Dorscerce from
Wher I am at
10 minets letter

5
it appears to be
heaver on the left
it now apeares to
be haver  on the
Right   the sentrally
must be Driving
the Rebs Back
at 1 ½ oclock the
battle Was triefick
all along the lines
at 2 ½ oclock I Was
Sadsfide  the Rebeles Was
going Back   the fireng
Was father of[f]   all
thought it was verey
hard on the Right
the left having
Drove the Right of
the Rebles at 4 am
it aperd [appeared] to be verey
livey  on the right
the Rebs going Back
fast at this time

                 6                       6
it has bing verey hard
for the last 4 hours
both artilery and
Infrantery  4.15 minets
the firing Slackens
some and get father
of[f]   at 10  minets affter the
Infantry firing becomes
verey trifick at a
father Distanc of[f] on
the Right    at 4:30 minets
the firing on the Right
s[l]ackens  some at this
time   I chould not
herea  aney firing on
the Left and it
gating father of[f] on the
Right   at 35 affter
I here firing no [on] the
left along whay of[f]
the firing on the
left was trifick

Just as at Sun
Down it Seme  to
Slaken on the Right
And Was verey hevist
on the left   at
50 the firing of
artillery is verey
have  all aglong
line   the fightng
Did not Stop untll
7 oclock   ther was
a good Dill  of musket
fighting affter Dark
oure Bridge Was order
under fier about
2 ½    Genl Jackson
of Pittburgh Was
Kill to Day and
Genl Bayard   the P V
Recevers Sufferd verey
much in this Days
Batle at Freckburgh

8
it is Reported that
Whe hav lost in
thei Batle fiftane
thousand man 15000
In kild and wonded
and the Rebls lost
by ther hone  account
fore thousand 4000
But it must have
bing mare  it Was
Jackson that faught
aganct Franklin on
the left   the 62
PV Col Blacks
Regt lost 78 Killd
and wonded and
missingin   Gen
Burnside Reaport
is in Killd 1152,
and wonded about
9000 missing   about
900   the have al
bing Proulld
ther is in the

Hospotle  abut
Six thousand
Wonded at the
Batle of Freckburgh
Akorden  to
Gen Burnside Afushal
Report    our lost
Will not be over
ten thousand

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards whose amended version follows:

Dec Fairdeay [Friday] 13th
the arttlery cormence
this moning at 10
oclock and it strifeak
the Batle became
Genaral in 30 minets
after the fireng began
and affter one hore [hour] the fireng
slaking as if Rebeles
Was given way   the
firingen was terrffer for
one hour Bouth [both] of
artlire [artillery] and mustecket

*the gun Boats in*
the Rever assisted the
Soud force in this
*Days Batle*
                this is a
verey Nise Day – the
Sun Shine Butfill [beautiful] the
Batle Was With left
Greand Divrhon [Division]
Gen Franklin   the
firingen is more

Reapitt [rapid] at 11 ½ oclock
at 12 the muscket
firing was trifice [terrific] on
the Right and then
on the left   the Senter
ape[a]ring to not be
in gastge [gauged] at this time
at 15 minets affter 12
the Batle apers to be
Come Generel all long
the lines   the musket
firng on the Right verey
houve [heavy]   at 20 minets
affter 12 the musket
firing is the hardes
on the left and is
tricfice [terrific] all along lines
and apers to be verey
Generel all aglong the
lines on the left   the
Rebs apere to fall Back
at 30 Minets the firrin
apers to Slaken some

3
the musket firing is not
so fast   the artillery is
verey trffic  at 35.
minets   the Rebs apere
to be given Back all a
long ther lines   the
artilery slacken a litle
at 40 minets   the[y] must
of made a charge on the
Right and left as
musket firing became
verey triffic on both
Right and left   this
most triffic Batle that
I have ever seine   it
is verey heveay on
the left now and
most trriffic on the
Right and Senter   it
is offoull [awful]   it now
becomes offoull all a
long the lines
                                     4

for one hour the
the musket seces [ceases]
for a short time
it be came verey
havey [heavy] on the left
and then on the
Right   the Rebs
apeare to faull
Back on the left
it now apeare the
Rebels are gevene [giving]
Why [way] all along the
lines it apeares to
be the be verey
on the Senter and
on the Right for
a Short time but
the Rebs must be
given Back for the
left apeare to a
firene Dorscerce[?] from
Wher I am at
10 minets letter [later]

5
it appears to be
heaver [heavier] on the left
it now apeares to
be haver [heavier] on the
Right   the sentrally
must be Driving
the Rebs Back
at 1 ½ oclock the
battle Was triefick [terrific]
all along the lines
at 2 ½ oclock I Was
Sadsfide [satisfied] the Rebeles Was
going Back   the fireng
Was father of[f]   all
thought it was verey
hard on the Right
the left having
Drove the Right of
the Rebles at 4 am
it aperd [appeared] to be verey
livey [lively] on the right
the Rebs going Back
fast at this time

                 6                       6
it has bing [been] verey hard
for the last 4 hours
both artilery and
Infrantery [Infantry]. 4.15 minets
the firing Slackens
some and get father
of[f]   at 10  minets affter the
Infantry firing becomes
verey trifick [terrific] at a
father Distanc of[f] on
the Right    at 4:30 minets
the firing on the Right
s[l]ackens  some at this
time   I chould not
herea [hear] aney firing on
the Left and it
gating [getting] father of[f] on the
Right   at 35 affter
I here firing no [on] the
left along whay of[f]
the firing on the
left was trifick [thick]

Just as at Sun
Down it Seme [seem] to
Slaken on the Right
And Was verey hevist
on the left   at
50 [5 o’clock] the firing of
artillery is verey
have [heavy] all aglong
line   the fightng
Did not Stop untll
7 oclock   ther was
a good Dill [deal] of musket
fighting affter Dark
oure Bridge Was order
under fier about
2 ½    Genl Jackson
of Pittburgh Was
Kill to Day and
Genl Bayard   the P V
Recevers Sufferd verey
much in this Days
Batle at Freckburgh

8
it is Reported that
Whe hav lost in
thei Batle fiftane
thousand man 15000
In kild and wonded
and the Rebls lost
by ther hone [own] account
fore thousand 4000
But it must have
bing mare [been more]  it Was
Jackson that faught
aganct Franklin on
the left   the 62
PV Col Blacks
Regt lost 78 Killd
and wonded and
missingin   Gen
Burnside Reaport
is in Killd 1152,
and wonded about
9000 missing   about
900   the have al
bing Proulld [parolled?]

ther is in the
Hospotle [Hospital] abut
Six thousand
Wonded at the
Batle of Freckburgh
Akorden [according] to
Gen Burnside Afushal [official]
Report    our lost
Will not be over
ten thousand]

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