Since riting the above I have been called to attend dress parad. They red an order at the parade from Gen P[olk] complementing the Rangers very hily for there galantry in the cavelry fight at Bardstown Ky. Our Regiment cleaned out three Regiments of Yankey cavalry. The Yanks had got between us and the main army, and then came on us. We charged them and soon got them to running, and you ought to have been there to see the Yanks jumping over fences and falling off. It was very gay. The rangers are very popular here with the army except the balance of the cavelry. The other cavelry does not like us much.
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