July 9 — We remained near Funkstown until nearly night. Everything was quiet along the front until about five o’clock this evening, when the Yankees advanced and drove back our cavalry, and we were ordered to the front to meet the advancing enemy. We marched about three miles below Funkstown and sighted him, put our battery in position and fired two rounds, which completely checked the advance. It was getting dark when we fired, and we remained in position until an hour after dark, then fell back and camped a mile below Funkstown.
Three Years in the Confederate Horse Artillery — George Michael Neese.
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