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men like the plan & others
do not. He also said that it
was confirmed that Gen. Buell
was killed, Gen. Prentiss taken
with 60,000 Prisoners, the Federals
also lost 15,000 killed. Gen.
Beauregard fell back from
river in order to draw the
enemy after him & to give
Gen. Bragg a chance to come
between them & the river, the
bait took & thus the whole were
captured. Four of our men started
to day to go on a fourlough as
their folks live near the St.
Johns & there wait for us.

April 19. Saturday. The men
who were to go on a fourlough