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more than a Corporal in a cavalry company. The writer had
a fine opportunity of riding over and viewing the battlefield,
and it was a sight not to be desired a second time. ‘The field
where the New York Zouaves fought was literally red with
them, and a large majority of them were shot through the
head; hundreds of horses were lying around, some not dead,
some with legs shot off, trying to get up, moaning and crying
like children begging for help, or as if begging some one to
shoot them and end their pain.

Sunday, the 29th, we crossed the river and followed the
enemy in the direction of James river. On Monday there
was a serious battle at Frazier’s Farm, in which the Sixteenth
was engaged and lost many men killed and wounded. Cap-
tain Coleman, of Company A, was killed, a shot taking off his
head.

Tuesday, 1 July, the great battle of Malvern Hill was
fought. A. P. Hill’s Division, although under fire all day,
did not go into the fight, being kept in reserve.

The next day, 2 July, finding the enemy had gone, we were
ordered to follow as fast as possible. We found the roads,
fields and woods full of all kinds of army supplies, wagons,
ambulances, pontoon trains, and everything pertaining to a
well-equipped army, showing that the enemy had retreated in
great haste and much confusion. Following down through
Charles City County, we found them camped and at bay on
James river, near Harrison’s landing, under cover of a large
fleet of all manner of war vessels, in which position they were
safe from the ragged rebels who had for seven days driven
them from field to field. After several days we moved back,
at night, by the river road towards Richmond and camped for

some time on the farm of Secretary of War Randolph, below
Richmond.

MOVING NORTHWARD.

About 20 July, A. P. Hill’s Division was ordered to join
General Jackson at Gordonsville, where we remained until 6
August, when we marched in the direction of Orange Court
House, camping on the side of a mountain. On the 7th, we
marched only a few miles, camping near a big spring near the

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town. Next day, the 8th, marched into town, lay around on
the streets all day, camping at night at the foot of the hill be-
yond town. There was some fighting that day about the river
and several prisoners were brought in.

Early cn the 9th we were on the march in the direction of
Culpepper Court House. Owing to the extreme heat many
of the men gave out, some with sunstroke. Late in the after-
noon we came in hearing of the artillery at Cedar Mountain,
and erossing Rapidan river, we were soon in sight of the bat-
tle.

CEDAR MOUNTAIN.

Pender’s Brigade was put in on the left of the main road,
and advancing soon met troops falling back in confusion.
We speedily advanced and reaching a wood were greeted with
a volley of musketry. We did not stop, but drove the enemy
across the Culpepper road and off the field. We were here
joined by Archer’s Brigade, which lapped over a part of our
right. Pegram’s Battery then came into action, and for half
an hour shelled the woods in our front, and we were then or-
dered forward on the Culpepper road. Just after reaching
the woods some batteries in our front commenced shelling the
field, the shot passing through the tops of the trees over our
heads. As soon as the guns ceased firing, we faced to the
front, marching in line through the woods until we came to
a high rail fence, where we were halted and the men ordered
to rest on their arms.

Everything being quiet in our front, Major Cole, of the
Twenty-second; Lieutenant-Colonel Miller, of the Thirty-
fourth, and the writer, were ordered to make a reconnoissance
through the woods in front. Being informed that some Vir-
ginians were on our right, we crossed the fence and moved
forward some distance, but found no one until we had gone
about two hundred yards, when we discovered a lot of men
sitting under the shade of some trees, and hailed them several
times but could get no answer. I then went up to them and
demanded who they were, and they said they belonged to a
Virginia regiment and were afraid we were Yankees and
would shoot them. ‘The Colonel and Major then went back

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