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caused them to withdraw and
locate somewhere else. The[insert: 2nd days] battle
June 1st had fairly opened by,
8 am. The Yanks having been
heavily reinforced in the night of
May 21st assaulted us in our positions,
and till 2 pm endeavored to re-
cover positions, canon and plun
-der lost on 31st, but we were too
much for them, and repulsed them
with heavy loss. About 4 pm 31st May,
Genl Johnston was severely wound
-ed, and he whom we have since
learned to love as a Father, he
whom we have fought under
for three long and bloody years,
he for whom each one of us would
have sacrificed our life, and
who is preeminent above all
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