Sunday, 4th.—To-day we had the same old ridiculous stories about Confederate victories almost everywhere. No doubt but a battle is soon to be fought, and these stories are invented for a purpose.

Robert M. Magill—Personal Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier Boy.
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