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wounded; Colonel Nelligan, First Louisiana, severely wounded in the shoulder; Captain Merrick, General Halford's staff, severely in the face.
The color-bearer of the First Louisiana was killed.
I could not learn his name, but he is the same who was captured at Gettysburgh, and put his colors under his shirt and thus saved them, and afterward escaped.
The country where the fighting occurred is densely wooded, and similar in every respect to the country about Chancellorsville, it being, indeed, but a continuation of that description of country.
During the fight General Ed. Johnson had a horse shot under him, and General Stuart was slightly wounded, but soon resumed command.
There was also some cavalry fighting at the upper fords on Friday, but it did not amount, I think, to much.
The wounded began to arrive here yesterday evening, and were being sent off all night last night to Gordonsville, where they will be properly cared for, it being impossible to provide for them here.
You have, of course, heard of General Rosser capturing seventy wagons near Wilderness Tavern, fifteen miles above Fredericksburgh and five above Chancellorsville, in rear of the enemy's lines.
He destroyed fifty, brought off twenty, besides one hundred and fifty mules and the same number of prisoners.
Sunday morning, Nov. 29-11 A. M.
There was a little skirmishing yesterday, but it did not amount to any thing.
Both armies are in line of battle.
The rain yesterday doubtless interfered with the fighting.
It is cloudy this morning, but not raining.
There has been no cannonading, but parties from the front gave it as their opinion that a battle will occur to-day or to-morrow.
Lieutenant-General Ewell, who has been absent from the army for two weeks or more, passed Orange Court-House this morning, on his way to the army to resume the command of his corps.