Tuesday, October 25, 2011

1861 Oct[ober] 25 Camp Near Centreville

[postscript to Cary C. Cocke's letter of October 22

Artillery Corps Army of Potomac

A courier has just arrived who says that Genl Evans was attacked by
8000 men; our force under Genl Evans was 2000 the enemy lost
in prisoners 700 in killed & drowned in the river some 500. we
took only 3 cannons & 2000 stand of arms. the rout was complete
They sent over a flag of truce with 300 men to bury their dead & whilst
their men were so employed they sent a force up the river to try &
cross above & surprise our wary Genl, but he was not trusting them,
& let them see he had an eye to the living & As well as the dying &
the dead!! so we ought to thank God again for his goodness

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and wonderful loveing kindness & tender mercy which he
continues so signally to bestow upon our army. I wrote the
first part of this two days or more ago but had no chance
to send it home--We had a white frost like snow
here this morning but I got thru the night very well
& am as well as ever was in my life

MSS 640

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