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ntil away in night; on our right heavy cannonading all day; suppose it is Longstreet at Snicker's Gap. August 26.--Clear; Captain bought a Spencer rifle for $25; learn the force we were opposed to yesterday was 10,000 cavalry; cannonading toward evening, about Bolivar Hights; buried Lieutenant Colonel Wolfe with military honors; 4 P. M. marched back to Leetown; encamped at dark; Captain bought a Colt's navy pistol for $1 50. August 27.--Clear; took road and arrived at Bunker Hill. August 28.--Clear; Sunday, rest, preaching; T. Stuart brought in a lot of pine-apples; enjoying them, when fall in admonished us there was no rest for the wicked; all is now bustle; as yet we do not know whether it's a fall back or forward; remain under arms till night; get ye cook-vessel; a charge is made; some get, some don't. The alarm was caused by the enemy running our cavalry into Smithfield; the infantry soon put them back. August 29.--Night very cold, clear; inspection; to-day is supposed
ow all up, and will move hereafter with the troops — that is, on parallel roads, which, though they have no existence now, will be well beaten tomorrow night. August 28.--The army moved this morning at about eight o'clock. The Army of the Tennessee marched on a northerly road, and before dark struck the Atlanta and West Point ra in the direction of Fairburn, reaching the West Point and Atlanta railroad without opposition, at a point about thirteen miles from Atlanta, at twelve M., August twenty-eighth. On the morning of the twenty-ninth, a squad of one officer and nine enlisted men of a Texas cavalry regiment was captured and brought in by Captain Geoith the corps seven miles south, across Utoy creek, and camped for the night. August 27.--Marched, with corps, four miles south, to Camp creek, and camped. August 28.--Marched south-east three miles, to Red Oak station on West Point railroad, striking this road twelve miles south-west from Atlanta. August 29.--Lay still a