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Battery F
As soon as they discovered the advance of our column, a heavy fire was opened with two or three of their batteries, making rather warm times for us. It could not be avoided, and it was evident that hard work and rapid movements must be made, or we should have to fail back out of range of their guns. But retreating is not in the programme of the troops of this army, so heavy details of infantry were made to assist in building fortifications for the artillery, and, although the shot and shell made us bow, dodge, and get close to the ground at times, besides killing and wounding a few men, still we stood our ground, and at 11 o'clock A. M. were ready for action.
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