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took Genl Werthels battery / C A Shoat sick soldier / Canon / rained / Defeat of Hoods army Nash
heavy they charged several times.

Our sick soldier, Capt Shoat, is mending, verry fast, bids
fair to be well in a little while of his wounds (burns) but has
the Rhumetism verry bad at times We have heard the firing of
the Canon at intervals through the day towards Nashville &
Murphreesborough. It has rained nearly all day, some times hard.
News that Hoods armey is leaving Nashville & falling back & the
Fedrels are in pursuit there has been a greate defeat in Hoods
armey great many of his men killed wounded & taken prisoners
& 75 cannon.

Sun 18 / Porter Wilkins / fight & defeat / H. Akins / taking everything / rain
The wagons of the Southern armey have been passing all night
going South they are camping all around hunting every thing.
Many soldiers here & all round wants every thing. Many wounded.
Porter Wilkins came this morning wounded & shot through the thigh,
says it was a verry greate defeat and disaster to the Armey of
the South, Hugh Akins is taken prisoner. They are taking what
little corn is in the country. The troops are all returning &
now camping in my woods lott, they are the worst broke down set
I ever saw. It is Wet and raining slowly often through out the
day & verry warm. Wind from the South and East.

Mon 19 / fight at Columbia / 1864 Decr 19
It has rained nearly all night the fighting around Columbia
commenced about 7 oclock this morning the small arms & Canon
has been closely ingaged on all sides in a most determined manner
& while I am writing the battle is still going on with unabated