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charles cumming letters

  • general captive

    general captive
    fitz lee on march 9 1863 the general (name unknown) was taken captive by fitz lee. there were shots taken but not from the captores
  • raid

    raid
    courthouse on 3/10/1863 there was a raid on the fairfax courthouse at around 2 in the morning but charles left an hour and a half before the raid if he had stayed he his hourse and saddle would have been captured
  • 8th ny

    8th ny
    8th ny july/15/1863 the 8th ny lost in killing Col. Davis, 3 captains, besides 14 officer wounded. they also cut up the regulars very badly.The 6th Pennsylvania
    suffered terribly, being badly cut up and the regulars under Gen. Buford getting handled quite
    roughly
  • illness

    illness
    on jul/9/1863 charles grew ill he was in no condition to fight the battle. he had a slite fever. he had no clothes but the ones he had his back.