CHAPTER III.

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WATER FOR THE WOUNDED--COL. CAMERON KILLED--SCENES ON THE BATTLE-FIELD--BURNSIDE'S BRIGADE--CAPTURE OF GRIFFIN'S AND RICKETT'S BATTERIES--REBELS REINFORCED--THE PANIC AND RETREAT--THE WOUNDED AT CENTERVILLE--MY RECONNOISSANCE--AN INSANE WOMAN ON THE FIELD--HIDING FROM THE ENEMY--RETURN TO THE WOUNDED--EXPECTATION OF CAPTURE--ESCAPE FROM THE REBELS--MY WALK TO ALEXANDRIA--FOOTSORE AND WEARY--ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON--LETTERS FROM DEAD SOLDIERS' FRIENDS.