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On account of the very brief space
allocated me to write. I shall con
fine myself to the most [stir?]
ing incidents and of all the
army [spran?] [mor?] especially of
the [Brigade?] and of the [Brigade?]
[mon?] especially of the 5th Texas
Since from my point of observa
tion I would not be justified
in [detailing?] the [ac?] [part?] taken
by all. The course of greatness
of the [Brigade?] began on the [so?]
that from Yorktown Virginia
during the spring of 62 [have?] as
I will but [s?] a word or
two

On account of the very brief space
allocated me to write.