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August 24th

A sharp skirmish took place in front of our camp, which we could see very plainly. It was a deeply interesting sight to watch them advancing and retreating, firing from behind trees and rocks and clumps of bushes, falling down to load their discharged muskets, and rising quickly, moving forward, aiming and firing again — the whole line occasionally running rapidly forward, firing as they ran, with loud “Rebel yells,” and the Yankee hirelings retreating as rapidly and firing as they fell back. It is so seldom we have an opportuuity to look on, being generally interested [432] combatants ourselves, that the exciting scene was very enjoyable. After dark the Twelfth Alabama relieved the brigade sharpshooters and took the outer picket post.


Richmond, VA. 1876.

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