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Day of 1st July, charging and
recharging theves- write his name
being slaine and mutilated
hundreds, but being drunk
His only order was" Charge thrus"
about 7 hour Hoods and Whirmp
brigades were ordered up to support
his charging forces. and
as we knew it several grew
[?] and half dozen count
batteries opened upon us the
first shell exploding in 1st
Texas killed and wounded
27 and for the whole day
[?] 9 ran we lay under
as murderous artellery fire
every [?] while recovering as
well switched shell among us
maimed and killed around forty

Day of 1st July, charging and
recharging theves- write his name
being slaine and mutilated
hundreds, but being drunk
His only order was" Charge thrus"
about 7 hour Hoods and Whirmp
brigades were ordered up to support
his charging forces. and
as we knew it several grew
[?] and half dozen count
barriers opened upon us the
first shell exploding in 1st
Texas killed and wounded
27 and for the whole day
[?] 9 ran we lay under
as murderous artellery fire
every [?] while recovering as
well switched shell among us
maimed and killed around forty