It rained nearly all the forenoon, but the skirmishers
didn't seem to mind it, but kept on fighting. It was cloudy and sultry all this
afternoon, but there was no rain. The enemy tried to assault about dark last
night, but gave it up as our artillery had an enfilading fire on them. There
was a very heavy rolling musketry fire on our distant right about midnight, but
I don't know the reason of it. The enemy tried to carry our left flank about
dark by storm, but failed. The roll of artillery and musketry fire was
appalling for about a half hour, and the slaughter must have been great. Golly!
this is stubborn fighting again! I'm proud of both armies. I wonder what the
Johnnies think of us as fighters now? I'm sure they fight hard enough
for me.
SOURCE: Lemuel Abijah Abbott, Personal Recollections
and Civil War Diary, 1864, p. 76
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