Camp in the Field
                                     Sept 20th 1864
Dear Sister
     I have good news to transmit
to you from this department yesterday
we gained a great victory we have
                                                           rs
now two thousand five hundred Prisne
besides three Thousand killed and wounded
that the rebels left on the field
the rebs lost nine Generals we
lost four our Loss in killed and
wounded is about twenty five
Hundred we have drove them about
fifteen miles since yesterday
morning and am still after them
the cavelry is fetching in prisinors
all the time in squads of ten to
twentyfive. I am still unhurt
and in good spirits remember
me to all
               Your Brother
                     Jim

[Written sideways]
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Co E” 133 N.Y.Vols 3d Brigade. 1st Division
                                                      19th army corps