Were turned out at four A.M. harnessed
and packed up, and by seven were on the
road for M. at which place we arrived
at 9 A.M., and went immediately into
position. At six P.M. the rebs opened on us with
a thirty two pdr. and an old fashion eighteen
pdr. to get the range, and exact distance
between the lines. they having just completed
mounting these guns in some heavy fortifica
-tions, just in front of us. They kept up a
pretty brisk fire for about 1/2 hour, when
we opened on them, and in one half hour
more had silenced them, dismounting one
of their guns. Warm and pleasant.
MSS 8493
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