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This transcription has not been verified by Special Collections Research Staff. Please also consult images of the document.<br /><br />No 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hd Qr Centreville<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;October 22d 1861<br /><br />General Cooper<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richmond Va<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Colonel&nbsp;&nbsp;Evans reports<br />that he was engaged most of<br />the day yesterday with twelve<br />regiments & five batteries of the<br />enemy, near the Potomac.&nbsp;&nbsp;They<br />had crossed under cover of artil-<br />lery fire.&nbsp;&nbsp;He drove them back<br />with a heavy loss in killed, two<br />hundred prisoners & six field<br />pieces.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He has four regiments &<br />five guns.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J. E. Johnston
                  October 22d 1861
 
 
 
General Cooper
 
  Richmond Va
 
 
 
            Colonel Evans reports  
 
that he was engaged most of  
 
the day yesterday with twelve
 
regiments & five batteries of the  
 
enemy, near the Potomac. They  
 
had crossed under cover of artil-
 
lery fire. He drove them back  
 
with a heavy loss in killed, two  
 
hundred prisoners & six field  
 
pieces.  
 
 
 
      He has four regiments &  
 
five guns.  
 
 
 
                    J. E. Johnston
 

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This transcription has not been verified by Special Collections Research Staff. Please also consult images of the document.

No 5             Hd Qr Centreville
                  October 22d 1861

General Cooper
   Richmond Va

            Colonel  Evans reports
that he was engaged most of
the day yesterday with twelve
regiments & five batteries of the
enemy, near the Potomac.  They
had crossed under cover of artil-
lery fire.  He drove them back
with a heavy loss in killed, two
hundred prisoners & six field
pieces.

      He has four regiments &
five guns.

                     J. E. Johnston