Nov 10. /63

 

                                                                                    Ever Dear Sister

I will try and write a few lines in answer to yours whitch I got the other day we had a litle time with the gray backs the day before yesterday. We [?] nine from our Company went out with a [?] from every rigament in the brigade I wer one of the number we broke in their pickets without much Shoting untill we got to the rapahannock there they wer fortified at R[?] Station. they had two small forts besides rifle pits for their infantry we went on untill we got within two hundred yards of the forts then we all layed down/

 

we had not layed down long before they opened on us with their batries but they soon found out two cold play at that game when Old Genral Griffins batry opened on them. we layed there a spell (the 6 Corps skirmishers joined us on the right) then we all up and started for the fort they pored down the grate and canester right smart but it was no use the 6 Corps charged on the righ hand for a while we ralied on the left one they got to their post furst and I cold se them figh of over the cannon with their baronets just as though they bent it them in the fort that we went in wer not quite so saucy they gave right up as soon as we got in side of the paropit/but we had some big shooting before we got there. when we got in the johnies wer Sneaking in every direction. our line did not have any orders or see any oficers (ie) on the left of the line after the furst order after geting up out of the grass and that was to give them hell. we had not ben there long however before there we some around (the sixth Corps oficers went in with their men I don’t know but our oficers did with us but we did not hear from them any where men wer under Charge of Captain and Lieut from the 57^th IV I did not see them that night the Adgetent of the 44 Ny from our brigade gave me orders to fall in some of the men for a guard and tak charge of what/prisoneers we had there we had sent a a lot before but we gathered up 62 Gray backs and carryed them to Brigade headquarters five of the number wer oficers

 

in the hole scrape we took 1930 prisoners 7 peaces of artilery (two brass 5 Steal rifle) 8 stand of Cullars. the we took a large lot of small arms but I do not know the number but I shold think over 2000. our loss was very small I do not know how maney and I never have hurd it esteamated we lost no prisoners

 

it was the bigest thing a skirmish line Ever done in this war or any other there was one from our Company Killed & one Slightly wounded the fellow Killed was Fred Kinsel from Walsboro

I will bring this to a clos by wishing you good day this leaves me Smart and well good Day

 

                        From your loveing

                        Brother A. E. Titus

 

Miss M.E.F. Titus

 

I have not time to write to Mell this time

 

[margin]          I can not get a stamp to put on this now & have not time to go after

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