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133 Near Peeble's House, Va. Friday Oct. 28th 1864 About six oclock this morning there was some very heavy firing. About 10 oclock I went to the cook squad and took them to the rear. About this time orders were given to throw brush in front of the earthworks, preparatory to evacuating the works, which took place about noon, when the whole army fell back and we returned to our old Camp. There is great dissatisfaction felt among the men and officers of the different regiments over this matter, and the general feeling is that there is too much politics at the bottom - General Mead is very severely criticised, for our failure.
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133 Near Peeble's House, Va. Friday Oct. 28th 1864 About six oclock this morning there was some very heavy firing. About 10 oclock I went to the cook squad and took them to the rear. About this time orders were given to throw brush in front of the earthworks, preparatory to evacuating the works, which took place about noon, when the whole army fell back and we returned to our old Camp. There is great dissatisfaction felt among the men and officers of the different regiments over this matter, and the general feeling is that there is too much politics at the bottom - General Mead is very severely criticised, for our failure.
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