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which was soon answered by a rebel battery then Col 

 Post formed his Brigade in line with the 59th on the 

 left & Col Carlin throwed his Brigade into line on our 

 right & we then moved and soon drove them from the 

 town capturing one gun & several prisoners our loss was 

 some six or eight killed & wounded their loss I know not 

 how much it was. That morn we sent all our wagons 

 tents & camp equipage to Nashville & had nothing with 

 us except what we carried and that was a shelter tent 

 each two & haversack mth three days rations, and as 

 the day was rainy day & night we had rather a hard time. 

 Next mom the 27th the 59th Avas detailed as rear .guard 

 for the Division train rained all day some skirmishing 

 in advance division arrived at Triune distance about 5 

 miles from camp & 20 miles from Nashville. Next morn 

 28th was a beautiful sabbath day & we laid still in biv- 

 ouac all day drew three days more rations. 



On 29th started on the march again our Bri gade in ad- 

 vance excepting some Cavalry we took the dirt road lead- 

 ing from Triune across to the Murfreesboro pike which 

 we reached by night distance 10 miles. Cavalry in our 

 advance had very hard fighting our lines were all formed 

 that evening in connection with the Army which we that 

 evening formed a junction with. Next day 30th we com- 

 mencing advancing in line of battle our Brigade was 

 formed on the extreme right of the army the 74th & 75th 

 Illinois in advance & 22ond & 59th as reserve. Our Regt 

 was detailed to guard our Battery %th Wis, & we there- 

 fore followed its movements all day. 



The fighting become tolerable general all along the lines 

 bu 2 Clock PM excepting in our front & we was not 

 engaged uutill late in eve & then our Battery opened on 

 them but with veru little effect as we were in a very 

 thick cedar forest & could see nothing. Our Regt was ly- 

 ing doAvn on the right of the Battery, about this time a 

 rebel Battery opened on to us giving us rather a cross 

 fire but Genrl Johnson moved up his Division & formed 

 on our right & opened his Batteries on the rebels and 

 soon silenced their Battery, but by this time came on to 

 us and we laid on our arms in line of Battle all night, 

 next morn the 31st as soon as it was light enough they 



