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etreat, and began to grumble; the General ordered a note to be read to his command, in explanation of his conduct; we started in an awful hot day; I fell out of the ranks, went off the road some distance, and got a splendid dinner from an old lady and two young ones — splendid milk, butter, and bread, and I did ample justice to it; she upbraided us for leaving her to the mercy of the Yankees; I straggled into camp about sun set, completely exhausted, and went off to bed without supper. July 10--Received a letter from home, all well; have struck our tents, and are lying around here waiting for orders; don't know what it means; a huge columbiad came up a few moments since to be planted upon this hill; that looks as if we were going to fight here; the militia and prisoners are engaged in throwing up breastworks and planting cannon for the defence of this place; the Yankees are advancing and seem determined to make an effort to drive us from here, but I think they will fall; they out