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A.- Skirmishers of 25th nirsPadvancing-tBro the fields. 

 B - Reg. as it begau to getfunderjfireiand sw 

 C C - 25th actually engaged in battle. 

 D - Where the rebs. came down and flanked us. 



and immediately marched up through the woods to the 

 edge of a cane-field, where we halted till 4 in the afternoon. 

 Meantime our forces were skirmishing with the rebs and 

 gradually driving them back, just saving the bridge over 

 the Bayou, the flames of which we succeeded in extin- 

 guishing. At 4 we started, crossed the bridge and advanced 

 a mile, when we were drawn up in a field in line of battle; 

 but the 26th Maine and the 159th New York soon drove in 

 the skirmishers, and night coming on, we lay on our arms. 

 It was quite cold and showery, but we did n't dare build 

 fires to dry us or make coffee. 



" At 4 A.M., April 14, we started, the 25th in advance, 



