The great day of
battle commenced at daylight and raged heavily all along the line until 3
o'clock. Yanks drove back four miles. Our Boys took in prisoners by the
hundreds. Captured twelve cannon and during the day about 2000 prisoners, 160
odd beeves, some wagons, etc.
SOURCE: Ephraim
Shelby Dodd, Diary of Ephraim Shelby
Dodd: Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, p. 5
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