| Page 89several others Thus far an hour
we were under a severe artillery
fire About 5pm the enemy
having been driven from the
fords on the Rappahanocl by
Genl Longstreet who was on our
left we retired from our very
"uncomfortable" positions in
the field and fell back to a
position in the woods from
which we have driven the Yanks
Thus indeed the "small" battle of
--"Freemans Ford"
The enemys batteries on the opposite
side of the Rappahanock
were blazing away at us
covering their side at which was
very perceptable by the moving
colums of Infantry Artillery | Page 89several others Thus far an hour
we were under a severe artillery
fire About 5pm the enemy
having been driven from the
fords on the Rappahanocl by
Genl Longstreet who was on our
left we retired from our very
"uncomfortable" positions in
the field and fell back to a
position in the woods from
which we have driven the Yanks
Thus indeed the "small" battle of
--"Freemans Ford"
The enemys batteries on the opposite
side of the Rappahanock
were blazing away at us
covering their side at which was
very perceptable by the moving
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