I get about half way through this letter, when a whistle is blown, and we are told to "man the guns" again.   The Germans are about 6 or 700 yards away and advancing through the woods.  I station my men at the guns, and finished my letter by scrawli
 5pm the main German Army has drawn decidedly nearer, due no doubt to the silencing of the Forts on our left.  Everything points to the fact that  we are in for a very rotten time , as the enemy have opened fire in as close a proximity so as to  set
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