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Letter Describing Florida Brigade's Retreat from Gettysburg, 1863
(From: Bryan, Council A., Papers, 1862-1902, Collection M87-35)
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Letter Describing Florida Brigade's
Retreat from Gettysburg, 1863
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near Flint Hill - Two days rations flour & beef to cook Some of the boys
at their old games "pressed" enough Whiskey to get gloriously tight -
I captured a Canteen of it & treated Co C.-Heard three report of cannon
& heavy Skirmishing about midnight.
July 24th Roused up at break of day & took up line [of] march at 5 oclk
travelled over worst kind of road got in half mile of Eastham [?] River.
Heaths Division pitching into two Divisions of Yankee Cavalry 4 or 5 Rebels
Killed Yanks
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