Winchester Va. Sept. 19" 1864. 
left flank & rear. By 6 P.M. we had gained a complete victory, and the whol army encamped Around Winchester. Our Regt lost 80 men killed wounded & about 15 pris. 
Near Strasburg Va. 20th
 Left Winchester at 5 A.M. arrived at Cedar Creek at 1 P.M. Marched 18 m's to day. Rebels have made a precipitate flight to Fishers hill, where they again show fight. 
September 21st Wednesday
 Changed our lines somewhat, advanced then about one mile on our right - tolerable heavy skirmishing all day, some Artillery firing on our part. 
Thursday 22nd
 Advanced our lines early this morning, and by 12 M. all the Inftry & Artillery were strongly intrenched. At 5 P.M. made a grand flank movement on the rebels compelling them to abandon their works - capturing over 2,000 prisoners and 20 pieces of Artillery, our loss light. Then followed them up to Woodstock. They made 2 stands and fired on our advance - arrived at Woodstock at 4 A.M. when we halted to wait for the army to come up. Our Regt lost 12 men k. & w. last night at Tom's Brook, my nerve was nearly killed in the night fight.
