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Friday, February 17, 1865. Left Smithville at Eight Oclock in the morning advanced some six mile in the direction of fort Anderson before we come to the Reble outpost. Our forces drove them some two miles then camped for the night putting up works. A little firing from our gun boats at Fort Anderson

Saturday, February 18, 1865. To day we moved out one mile to the front and found the Rebles fortified and artillery in position. We then went back to the rear and took another road to get their flank. We advanced some three miles, come to gum Swamp where the Rebs wer fortified on the opposite. Our Reg charged half of it on skirmish and the balance supporting Lt. Reid and Snider of Co. J wer slightly wounded. Serg Gibbons Co. A wounded and Heammand Co E killed, Orderly Co. J wounded

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