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Shooting / line of battle / M L Johnson took Jack Patton horses /
28th Miss / Captured our horses &c / Olia George / Gray filla /
Shooting Striking the house / Fedrels friendly /
of the hill to near the Joshua Thomas pawn. The Fedrels
ocupied the Pulaskey Turnpike rode they faught between the
2 rodes The Confeds ocupied My house & yard stood behind
the trees in the yard & houses and shot at the Yankeys who
who ocupied the Woods above the Shop The firing continued
& was kept up between the 2 pikes until late in the evening
by the Scouts on each Side

A Confed Soldier Johnson took Jack Pattons horse the
Yankeys took Olia the Gray filly Amanda & the George horse
They took them at the close of the firing late in the evening
they soldiers that took Olia and other horses said they belong
to the 18th Kentucky Cavalry I think they would rather
tell a lye than the truth. In shooting several balls struck
the houses & kitchens but no one was hurt round & in the yard
as I have heard of yet. The fences was all pulled down all
over the Country Stock all in the fields & the fatening hogs
all out. Many Fedrels soldiers came in the evening appeared
friendly Some of them got something to eat. I was not verry
well all night I have been unwell ever since I got my hand
cut My stomach & bowels is a good deal out of fix

Fri 25 / line of battle / fighting /
This has been a day of Greate excitement the guns are
firing all around & preparations making for battle While
guns are firing in all directions the Confeds are Campt all
around and all over my plantation heavy scrimaging near