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Dec 18, 1862
From: Silas Gore
Address: camp near Fredricksburg
To: Friends at home
to frends at home I wright a few lines to let you no that I am well and hope these will finde you the Same. we lefte Camp Thirsday morning and wente on the battle fielde Satterday at one oclock. thare was hevy firring when we wente on the fielde the Shels was bursting balls whisling abought our heads. our redg wente in very calm all but co a (Company A). they ran in a dich by the fence the Curnil Startid them out and road away and they wente in agane. he got them out then we was orderd to ly down. the balls came very fast thare was fore men kilde close by us with in fore rod we lay thare till five oclock in the morning then we wente out on picket. twenty out ave a compney ...one (of) the beste men that was 2 hundred from our redg. we wente with in 15 rods of the rebs. they Shot a few times before day. it was quiet all day and till we lefte in the morning they all left and fefte (fifty?) (of) us thare till they had crosed the river and then we had to leve as Still as we could So as not to be herd. we wente away without making much noys So as not to be taking prisner.
thare was a grate menney lives loste thare and I am Sorrey to Say that Samuel Gore was one among the misen he has bin (in) a grate menney battels and comeout Safe.untill last Satterday. he was carring of the wonded when he was Shot. he was Shot in the neck dide in the haspittle soon after. I did not See him after we got on the battel fielde thare. a grate menney others faird the Same, Some wonded men lay on the field 2 days and nights they Sufferd more than them that got ciled. I think our fiting is dun for this winter. I wish it had ben before this battle then they would (have) benn a grate menney lives Saved till spring. the mud is quite deepe here it freeses nights and thawse da(y) times. we had a little Snow here but not over Shoe. we have got a good tent and a good fireplace we can ceap warm if we git wood that is handy
no more for this time good by
Silas Gore
Tim Traver
tntraver@bigfoot.com
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