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Saturday the 15 2 PM Two miles further on towards Richmond about half way between Warrenton & Faettsville We are now waiting on a wide open field here our troops in large numbers tremendous long baggage trains trains of artillery & Cavelry &tc I have a chance to see what a great army is advancing towards Richmond fully 200000 men are within 10 miles of us. I learn that the Rebs appeared only in a small force probably [???] dying to capture some of our baggage
I learn by those who have been where the shells struck that the Rebs fired Rail Road iron & shell one shell struck within two rods of an ambulance in which was the Capt. brother [Ziba???] Cogswell. In fact I guess the Rebs can't attck us anywhere except they find us in large Numbers. The weather has been very warm & pleasant since the snow storm the roads so [????]