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Mon 19
Capt Shoat
Capt Wilkins
& Howry
A. O. Williams
hard fighting at
Columbia
10 oclock A.M.
2 1/2
Wagons
fury at 10 oclock A. M. This morning our wounded soldiers Capt
Shoat w Porter Wilkins & Howry Porters Lieutenant left this
morning. A. O. Williams stayed last night and Porter went with
him in his bugga. There are a greate many wagons left this
morning, some here yet. Either stay or go will depend upon the
result of the battle that is now fighting during the day.
It is raining verry hard the verry heavens are sheading tears
for the suffers in this deadly strife. Around Columbia the cannonading
& small arms appears to the terific & awful doing all they
can on all sides. O that divine providence would interfere.
The canons are still firing at or near Town the wagon train
campt in our lott is (we understand) ordered back South. The
fighting we hear all day is across the river & across Rutherfords
Creek there has not been much damages any way, tolerable bad
wet sloppy weather the Confed soldiers are trying to take every thing

Tues 20
little Bay
Mare & Dash &
Sorrel Mule
Generals Meeting
Last night the little bay mare was taken out of the stable &
gone Old Dash is also gone & was left in the lott a 2 year
sorrel Mule where the mares were taken. They drove off our
cattle cows and calves yester, but we got them back, it is
hard work to keep any thing.
Genl Walthal & Staff came for breakfast stayed until about 12
oclock. There was a consultation of Officers here in the forepart
of the day, what their determination we dont know, but all