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cisted of four pieces. Buell gave
to our regiment the highest praise,
and in honor of it, he had an in-
scription engraved on the captured
guns, couched in these words-
"Taken By The 13th Reg't,
O. V. I. "

Company G and ours were not
in the fight, we had not overta-
ken the regiment at the time. We
were about thirty miles from the
battle field, and on sunday could
hear the boom of artillery. It was
incessant, and the effects terrible.
It is said that our loss in killed
and wounded was 18,000 and that
of the enemy 36,000. I know not
if this report is true. The 13th lost
19 killed and {175?] wounded. Our
Major was shot in the mouth, the
ball entering one side and comming
out at the other, taking away part
of his tongue. Two captains and