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command of Company "B". Have not slept an hour in three days. Am almost overpowered with sleep. Have dozed three times since I commented this note. Now 11:00 a. m. In evening heavy fight- ing on Stewart's line. Loss in Bith and 54th Ala- bama heavy by shelling works. Four in 40th Alaba- ma killed and fifteen wounded. In night relieved by Polk's Corps. Hood's Corps put on march. This day Cleburne had great success on our immediate right. May 28th marched all day and came at night back to same place and bivouaced. In reserve. On night of 28th slept all night. Receved letter from wife by Channell. Lients. Vance and Thompson sent to hospital. Channelland B. T. Black returned from hospital and home. Fighting in front all the time. Heaviest on Cleburne. Sent letter to wife to mail at Atlanta. Marched May 29th four miles east. towards Ackworth. Relieved cavalry. Entrenched Bald Hillall night. Company "B" flankers day of arrival there. Got some sleep that night. Rain. May 30th, 1861, all day behind works. Capts. Gray and Mitchell fend Alabama wounded. Col. Lanier And Alabama wounded at New Hope on 27th. Many casualties in Brigade. Sent letter to wife by Barker. Sharpshooting continues. At 3:00 a. m. relieved by Clayton's Brigade. May 31st, Tuesday, to rear in two lines. to rest a day. At noon moved to right to relieve cavalry and entrenched. Soon abandoned. Moved back to same position at 5:00 p. m. June Ist, 1861, Wednesday, had a nights rest. Rested all day. At dark moved to front line. Relieved Clayton. June 2nd. Thursday. heavy sharpshooting all day and night. Rain in evening. Rain every day since May VAD. Many heavy rains. Mailed letter to wife. Mahon severely wounded. No charges. June Brd, Friday, heavy rain. Muddy trenches. Continued sharpshooting. B. Elmore and J. J. Jennings re-
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turned from hospital. McCarty Company "E" killed. Enemy massing on right towards railroad. Rain all day and night. 40th, 32nd and 58th Alaba- ma left in trenches as picket while army at night march to right. June 5th, Sunday, at 1:00 o'clock a. @ m. Left trenches in rain, mnd and dark. Never had so disagreeable and fatigueing march. Never halted till noon. Greatly exhausted. It is known as the muddy march. Rain had fallen three days and the roads were nearly impassable. Rested balance of day on Lost Mountain. Washed mnd off clothes. Drew a whiskey ration. Slept that night it having cleared off. Gibson and Stovall in line. Baker and Clayton in reserve. June 6th, Monday, rested until evening. Rain. In reserve. Sent letter to wife. Some skirmishing. June 7th, Tuesday, in reserve. Corporal Lancaster and Billy Taylor sent to hospital. A general quiet in military affairs, Rain in evening. June 8th, Wednesday. At sunrise Hood's Corps marched east towards railroad. At noon bivonaced. Eat dinner 44 miles northwest of Marietta and one mile west of railroad. Went to front and built works. Finished them that night. June 9th, Thurs- day, worked on trenches until noon, then moved to east side of railroad to new position. There that night. June 10th, Friday, received letter from wife of 2nd. Entrenching and skirmishing. On 9th Sergeant Gilkey returned from home, sick. Brought me pair of shoes. Taylor and Lancester returned from hospital. Gilkey sent to hospital. Still rainy and wet. Companies D, A, B, G and K under Capt. Willett, 150 men on skirmish line. Rain all day. Skirmishing and cannonading on the line. None on our line to sunset. Skirmishing and entrenching. Remained all night. June 11th, 1864, picket relieved at 8:00 a. m. Stewart's Division marched to ex- treme right two miles. Gibson's and Stovall's
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in line. Baker and Clayton in reserve. Stovall and Gibson entrenched. Rain all day. Cavalry on right. Skirmish to front. Hardee on left, Polk in center, Hood on right. June 12th, Sunday, still at same bivouac. Rain all day and night. Brigade or- dered to trenches there just before night. Rain all night. Rain all day and night. June 13th, Monday, still in line. Rain all day. Cool and windy. Col- lins and Sheppard returned from hospital. Sergeants Eaton and Mitchell sent to hospital. Some skir- mishing. June 14th, Tuesday, very cool in morning. Cannonading on line near railroad. Sent letter to wife. Sunshine once more. Sergeant Thomas sent to hospital, Noon 40th Alabama sent on picket 1₺ miles to front. Three companies sent in advance. The others threw up works. At 9:00 p. m. all Regi- ment sent on picket duty except Company "B." En- trenched picket line. Relieved 37th Alabama. They had two killed, three wounded, and seven captured. June 15th, 1864, Wednesday, Company "B" in re- serve to 9:00 a. m. Four wounded, Lieut. Collier se- verely in arm. All day enemy massed troops in front. At 2:00 p. m. assaulted picket line with line of skirmishers and two lines of battle. 40th had or- ders to hold position at all hazards, and were 13 miles from support. The fight was severe. Redoubts taken. 40th lost 146 men and nine officers. Capts. Moore and Gantt, Lieuts. Hicks, Sanders, Bing- ham, Guin, Ward, Moore and Shaver, all of Companies K, H, I and E on pieket, and most of A, G and D) were captured. Most of Com- panies C and F escaped. Company "B" in re- serve under orders. Company "B" held position. Enemy's line came within seventy-five yards in open field and commenced a murderous fire upon them. Col. Higley ordered retreat and fell back through open field under galling fire. W. V. Vanee
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Company "B" was shot in thigh. Soon after shot in body and killed. Abram D. Jones shot in left arm. It was broken. He was brought off the field and had arm amputated. Vance left on field in hands of enemy. One in Company "l" who had tools killed. Tom Williams, John Goodwin and others slightly wounded. We were under a severe concentrated fire of a whole line until we passed through the open field 300 yards. Lost half of Regi- ment. Have no account of them. At the redoubts it was a hand to hand fight. Company "B" fell back one mile to Division at right. Division fell back one half mile farther and bivouaced. June 16th Thursday, Division moved farther back to right and entrenched. No fighting all day of 16th. June 17th, Friday, Clayton and Baker in line. Gibson and Sto- vall in reserve. Barham and Irwin wounded at Rocky Face on 12th May, at Empire Hospital in Atlanta. Died, the first on 23rd of May and the lat- ter of 25th of May, 1864. W. HL. Jones wounded at New Hope. Furloughed from Montgomery sixty days from June 6th. Lieut. Latham got leave of absence from Montgomery for thirty days from June Ist, 1864. Sent letter to wife. Also one to Terry. J. F. Hicks returned from home. Brought me pair shoes and letter from wife and Col. Stone of date June 10th. Also one from Lieut. Lath- am. Under marching orders all night. June 18th, Saturday, Hood's Corps marched all night to left to support Polk and Hardee. It rained very hard until 2:00 p. m. and till night. At sunset Hood's Corps was ordered back to right. Marched till midnight in mud and rain on east side of Kennesaw moun- tain. It was a terrible day. Rain and mud. The Corps all day in reserve. Baker's Brigade sup- ported Cockerell's. Stewart's Division supported French's Division. No general battle but fierce skirmishing. Many killed and wounded. The rain
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prevented a general battle. The men suffered much. Late in evening marched to right. At midnight halted one mile northeast of Marietta and bivonaced. Rain all night. Lay on palings under wet blankets. Rubber cloth to cover. Rested till daylight. Ong left heavy skirmishing all day. Many killed and wounded. June 19th, 1864, Sunday, at 8:00 a. m. at same bivonac. Whiskey issued. Dark, rainy and cloudy. No prospect of better weather. B. Elmore, A. Elmore, M. S. Jones and T. H. Williams sent to hospital. Rained hard all day. In a terrible rain marched to left two miles on east side of Kennesaw mountain. Halted and fronted and Division marched in line of battle to summit of mountain, then to the left and bivouaced as reserve. Mountain rugged and bushes wet. Bivouaced on side of mountain. Had mess of Irish potatoes for supper. June 20th, Monday. remained all day on mountain supporting Canty's Brigade or Division. Brandon and M. A. Cameron returned from hospital. Also B. T. Black. Rain today. June 21st, Tuesday, rain. At same bivouac supporting Canty's Division on Kennesaw. Remained all night. Rain in morning. At 8:00 a. m. Stew- art's Division, Hindman's and Stephenson's Divis- ions put on march for left. Marched through Ma- rietta in rain west of railroad. Took Powder Springs road. Four miles southwest of town halted to rest. The Corps marched to extreme left of army to pre- vent cavalry raid on railroad. Being a reserve Di- vision we do much marching. The sun shines once more. Rations of coffee and sugar issued. Compa- nies B and C under Capt. Willett sent as Brigade picket. June 22nd, Wednesday, on picket with Com- panies B and C. Division on Marietta and Powder Springs road four miles southwest of Marietta and one mile west of railroad. Sun shines today. Lipsey and B. Elmore return from hospital. Wrote letter
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to wife. Are four miles from our line of battle to- wards Dallas. Picket relieved at 4:00 p. m., and Di- vision marched two miles farther down Powder Springs road towards enemy. Went to support Stephenson and Hindman who were heavily engaged with enemy. The fight was severe. Many were killed and wounded. Shelling severe. Baker and Clayton fourth line, Stovall and Gibson third line, supports to Stephenson, engaged. Bivouaced that night on line. Early next morning retired a few hundred yards and entrenched third line. Our army made the attack. Drove the enemy. Loss on both sides severe. Our loss 1,000 killed and wounded. We held the battle field. June 23rd, Thursday, in trenches till noon, then moved to left two miles to fortify on Sand Hills. Gibson and Stovall in trenches. Baker and Clayton in reserve. Made works on left Hank. No rain today and warm. Hard fighting on Hardee's and Loring's fronts on right. Result not known. Sharpshooting all day and night. At bivonac on sand hills. There has been rain daily for a month. The supply of water on this campaign has been abundant. It has at all the bivonaes been abundant and of good quality, June 24th, 1864, Friday, fine morning. At same bivouac. Heavy skirmishing on right of Division. A. Elmore re- turned from hospital. Thirty-nine men and two officers in Company "B" present for duty. Received letter from wife today of date 16th. Sent letter to wife. June 25th, Saturday, in trenches on left of Gibson. Works made very strong with abattis. Clear and warm. Sharpshooting along whole line and heavy cannonading. June 26th, 1864, Sunday, in trenches. No sharpshooting on our front, heavy on right. Warm. June 26th, Monday. In same position. Attack expected. Still clear and cooler. Sent letter to wife. Saw Jerome Stout, W. J. Stout
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and Lient. Shannon. Early in day fighting on right. A general battle. On right battle severe. Enemy re- pulsed with great loss. They charged Cheatham's and Cleburne's divisions with great force. W. H. Jen- nings furloughed for sixty days to go home from June 21, 1864. June 28, Tuesday, attack expected in front. Heavy cannonading and sharpshooting along the lines. Weather warm. At noon firing ceased. At 2:00 p. m. 40th Alabama on picket to cover Brigade in redoubts, enemy in front. Corporal Lancaster and F. J. MeAteer sent to hospital. June 29th, Wednesday, but little sharpshooting, more quiet on lines. Relieved by 42nd Alabama and returned to trenches. The commissary begins the issue of vege- tables, the supply scant. June 30th, 1864, Thursday, rain. Quiet on lines. Wrote a letter to wife. Sharpshooting on right. July 1st, 1864, Friday, in same position. Heavy sharpshooting, mostly on right. Major General Stewart made a Lieutenant General, and took command of Polk's Corps. Gen. Polk was killed on Lost Mountain. Loring next in rank took command of Corps until successor ap- pointed. By request of Gen. Johnston Gen. Stewart remained a few days with his old Division, it being on the extreme left of the army and a responsible position. Hood on left, Hardee in center and Stewart on right. July 2nd, 1864, Saturday, at daylight heavy firing with small arms and cannon on the right. Heavy assault made, continues till two hours by sun. Some shelling, but no sharpshooting in our front. Very warm. As yet do not know who will be our Major General. 40th Alabama went on picket at 4:00 p. m., relieved 3;th Alabama. July 3rd, 1864, Sunday, at 1:00 a. m. the Division picket left their line, the whole army having been put on the march to fall back five miles near Chattahoochee river. The retreat was conducted in excellent order, and at 7:00 a. m. the army was in its new position. Stew-
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art's Corps on right, Hardee in center and the left, which is one and one half miles from the railroad west. 40th Alabama sent again on the skirmish line. Capt. Willett and Col. Higley for Division Chiefs. Relieved at 5:00 p. m. by 42nd Alabama. Enemy advancing. The hottest day of the season. July 4th, 1864, Friday, in works. Attack expected. Sharpshooting along our lines. Still extending our lines to left. Enemy moving on left. Jas. Lancaster and W. R. McAteer returned from hospital. Stephen- son's and Stewart's pickets partly driven in. July 5th, 1864, Tuesday, at 1:00 a. m. retreated farther towards river. Stewart's Division at cavalry works two miles from river. At noon marched to extreme left on river. Baker, Stovall and Gibson relieved Georgia state troops, in strong position. July 6th, Wednesday, still in works. Skirmishing on picket lines. Clayton in reserve. 40th went on picket. Capt. Willett chief of Brigade, Col. Higley chief of Division picket. July 7th, Thursday, heavy sharp- shooting on our lines. At sunset on Stewart's line all our batteries opened on enemy. They replied for one half hour. It was grand and furious. Relieved at dark and returned to works. Received two letters from wife of date 27th and 30th June. July 8th, Friday, more than usual quiet today. In same po- sition. July 9th, Saturday, little firing. Lieut. Gen. Stewart took command of Polk's Corps. On Sth, Brig. Gen. Clayton, made Major General, took command of Stewart's old Division. At 10:00 o'clock at night retreated to east side of Chattahoochee river, three miles nearer Atlanta, crossing on pon- toons. All crossed safely. July 10th, Sunday, at bivouac four miles above Atlanta at 9:00 a. m. All day at same place. July 11th, 1864, Monday, at same bivouac. Company "B" drew four months pay on 9th. Some skirmishing on river. At 10:00 a. m. the Division moved west one mile on another road
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leading to Atlanta. J. Goodwin and W. R. McAteer and B. Elmore sent to hospital. July 12th, Tuesday, on picket. No firing in our front. Received letter from Lieut. Latham date 4th. Picket relieved at 11:00 a. m. Rain in evening. July 13th, Wednesday quiet today. At same bivouac. Sent letter to wife. July 14th, 1864, Thursday, at 22:00 midnight Brigade sent on picket to river four miles. Relieved Manigault's Brigade. 37th and 54th in redoubts. 40th and #2nd in reserve. Quiet today. Some shell- ing and sharpshooting. July 15th, 1864, Friday, at 2:00 a. m. 40th and 42nd relieved 37th and 54th on , picket. Capt. Willett Division Officer of the day. Two officers and two men in 37th and 54th killed and two wounded yesterday on picket. In reserve. Shelling by enemy. Parker in Company "C" killed today. July 16th, 1864, Saturday, at 2:00 o'clock a. m. Brigade relieved by Gibson's Brigade and moved back to old position. July 16th, Sunday, rain during night. Received letter from wife of cth. Sent letter to wife. Division moved to right two miles and bivouaced. Enemy quitting our left. July 18th, Monday, sent letter to wife. At same bivonac one mile west of railroad. Received letter from brother of date June 19th. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston relieved of the command of the army of Tennessee. Lient. Gen. Hood made a full General and took com- mand of the arms. By this act the army was out- raged. An older, experienced and successful com- mander relieved for one nutried at this critical period in so important a campaign. It came like a thunder- bult to the arts. so miexpected, so undeserved. At 3:00 p. m. mas ned two miles cast of railroad and bivouaced. July 19th. Tuesday, at sunrise marched mile and went into position. Hood's Corps now commanded by Cheatham on right, Hardee in center. Gibson and Stovall in reserve, Baker and Holtzeław
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in line. Col. Holtzelaw succeeded Gen. Clayton as Brigadier General. Skirmishing on the lines. July 20th, 1864, Wednesday, at same place in line. Made strong works. Very warm. At 11:00 a. m. moved to right two miles to meet the enemy. Clayton and Hindman were to our right. Skirmishing with enemy. They retired. Then threw up works in great hurry. Some of picket killed. Some shelling. Stewart's Corps had hard battle on Peachtree Creek on left, loss heavy, but drove the enemy. July 21st, 1864, Thursday, pickets skirmish lines close together. Sharpshooting at short range. At 10:00 a. m. Hood's old Corps commanded by Cheatham in front line or- · dered to charge enemy's works supported by Hardee. The orders were given and everything ready for the order to leap the works and make the assault. We waited two hours in great suspense when the order was countermanded, which relieved our feelings not a little. It was a desperate charge and would have resulted in a general battle. At 2:00 p. m. in same position. Heavy skirmishing all along the line. At 9:00 p. m. fell back to works around Atlanta. 40th left as pieket at left at 10:00 p. m. July 22nd, 1864, Fri- day, enemy advancing in force rapidly. Sharpshoot- ing and cannotading commences heavily by 8:00 a. m. A great battle fought today by Hood and Sherman, commencing on our right. Attack brought on by eschelon. . Col. Green 37th Alabama killed. Baker's Brigade engaged, Col. Higley commanding. Cap- tured 2,000 prisoners, 26 cannons and small arms. 40th Alabama under Col. Zinken acted as skir- mishers under Maj. Gully who returned to Regiment a few days before. Our loss severe, but gained a great victory. July 23rd, Saturday, heavy cannonad- ing and sharpshooting all day. No battle. July 24th, Sunday, usual firing. No battle to noon. Capt. Willett Division Officer of the day. No battle today.
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July 25th, Monday, heavy skirmishing all day. At night 40th Alabama went on picket. Capt. Willett remained at trenches. July 26th, Tuesday, heavy skirmishing and sharpshooting all day. At 8:00 p. m. 40th came off picket. Brigade took position in works in rear of first line. July 27th, Wednesday, heavy cannonading early. Enemy charged at noon. At 4:00 p. m. Division on the march. It was ascer- tained the enemy had abandoned our right front. Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee took command of Blood's old Corps. March to the left commenced at 2:00 p. m. and Corps bivouaced to left in suburbs of At- lanta. July 28th, 1864, Thursday, marched to left of army. Stewart's and Lee's Corps engaged. Fought the great battle of 28th July, 1864. Clayton's, Hind- man's, Loring's, Walthall's and French's Divisions hotly engaged. Our forces charged the enemy's work's, were repulsed; fell back a few hundred yards in order and made a stand; the enemy did not pursue. Each army held to its former position. In Company "B" 40th Alabama Lieut. E. D. Vance mortally wounded. Lieut. P. Baker acting with Companies "B"and "G" wounded in leg; afterwards amputated. W. G. Strickland private Company "'BY severely wounded in face. J. P. Cox severely wounded in leg: John Goodwin Company "B" severely in side; Foster and many others slightly wounded. It was a terrible charge. Confederate loss heavy. Captain Wills commanding 42nd killed. Capt. J. C. Ken- drick commanding 37th severely wounded. Enemy's loss heavy, but not known. Bivonaced on battle field. Late at night fell back to entrenchments one mile. July 29th, Friday, Lee's Corps put on march to the left, moved two miles and entrenched. Com- panies Band C under Capt. Willett Brigade picket. Relieved at 4:00 p. m. Sentietter to wife by citizen of Alabama. Also one day before by Lieut. Askew's
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boy. Little firing on line today. Quiet on picket line. July 30th, 1864, Saturday, Clayton's Division moved to left one mile and entrenched. Sent letter to wife to mail at Dudley ville, Alabama. No firing today. July 31st, Sunday, a quiet morning; fair and warm. At 1:00 p. m. moved to the right one mile. Very heavy rain in evening. 1,000 raiders captured towards Newnan, Georgia, and their artillery. Bat- tle expected. Our troops massed on Sand Town road. Bought two ducks today.
August 1st, 1834, Monday, at same position on Sand Town road. Cloudy. Sent letter to wife by Lieut. Knighton's boy. At 8:00 p. m. moved one half mile east. August 2nd, Tuesday, at 7:00 a. m. moved one mile east on line. Quiet. Sent letter to wife. Re- ceived letters from wife of 11th and 18th July. An- gust 3rd, Wednesday, heavy rain. Skirmishing com- menced again in front. At noon Capt. Willett sent to Herrings Mill with 50 picked men and three picked officers to relieve cavalry. Arrived there and posted part of men, when enemy advanced in force. The 50 men skirmished with enemy two hours on line perpendicular to Baker's and Holtzclaw's line of picket redoubts from Baker's right to Holtzclaw,s left over half a mile. The skirmish was at close range. We had greatly the advantage in position, they in numbers. We killed many of the enemy on the line. Sergeant Eaton distinguished himself for cool and gallant condnet, as did nearly all the skir- mishers. We fell back slowly and as soon as we un- covered Baker's and Holtzelaw's picket lines in re- doubts the enemy made a forward movement with skirmishers and infantry lines and assaulted the picket redoubts of these two Brigades and car- ried their works and captured 100 men on that line of Baker's Brigade, 24 of 40th Alabama. Of Com- pany "B," B. G. Acker, J. D. Cameron, 1. A. Free-
man, M. M. Freeman, J. M. French, Anderson El- more; of Company "G," Thos. Calley, Thos. Dilliard and W. E. Craig; Lient. Hartsfield Company "C" captured. Of the 50 men under Capt. Willett one killed, Thedford, and one wounded, Shaver. Heavy fighting along the whole line. Enemy gained but little advantage. Took a few picket redoubts. At 11:00 p. m. Capt. Willett relieved. August 4th, 1864, Thursday, firing continues. Received letter from wife of 25th July by G. W. Acker. Heavy fighting on picket line and furious cannonading. Enemy made night attack on picket line-no advantage gained. August 5th, Friday, brisk firing early on picket line. Severe fight on Gibson's picket line. Their works carried and 100 men captured. Can- nonading all day. There is too great a stress put on picket fighting. They are strong lines, but so far away from support that the enemy can carry them by attacking in great force, which they do and our picket lines are sacrificed and no good accomplished. August 6th, Saturday, in same position. Firing continues. Lines close together. Corporal Stephens Company "G" severely wounded in shoulder on picket. Several charges on pieket lines. All re- pulsed. Enemy charges Bates' Division on left and were handsomely repulsed. Captured 300 prisoners and their wounded, which were many, and their small arms and baggage. Rain. August 7th, 1864, Sunday, sharpshooting and cannonading continues. Charge after charge on picket line. Finally forced in along the Division front. Lines close together. Our forces then recharged enemy and retook most of the redoubts. After night Capt. Willett was sent with 50 men to reinforce the assaulting force of Baker's Brigade to make a night attack and take the remaining redoubts. Upon consultation with Division and Brigade Commanders it was aban-
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doned as too hazardous, and after holding the 50 men in front of works exposed to a severe fire until 2:00 a. m., orders came to establish a picket line: with those first sent out to assault the works: 100 men under Capt. Pennington and the 50 men under Capt. Willett established the line, and Gen. Baker ordered in Capt. Willett as Capt. Pennington had been de- tailed as chief of the line, and the assault contem- plated was not made. August 8th, 1864, Monday, early rapid firing commenced. Continued all day and night. About 9:00 a. m., J. C. Hall, Company "B" was weanded in the shoulder-not severe-at the works. About 12:00 noon 5th Sergeant Jacob H. Eaton Company "B" on skirmish line was shot dead, the ball entering his brain above left eye midway between left eye and where hair grew. It was a fatal shot. His body was brought out and his mess- mates Gilkey. Curry, Lipsey and others buried him. He was nearly twenty-one years old, unmarried, a very promising young man, by profession a printer, and was a noble, generous boy. His country had no braver defender. Harris, we hate to give thee up. He was decently buried near Gen. Clayton's head- quarters on a public road near a residence. The lines are so close many are struck by sharpshooters from both sides. August 9th, 1864, Tuesday, in same position. Firing continues. Rain. Sent let- ter to wife. Also one to Terry for Mrs. Eaton. Fir- ing all day. We remain close behind our works and make the enemy do the same. August 10th, Wed- nesday, firing continues with small arms and canon. August HIth, Thursday, cannonading and sharp- shooting continues all day. Capt. Willett chief of Brigade Picket. W. H. Jones returned from home. J. J. Ehnore furloughed from hospital from August end to October 2nd, sixty days. At dark 40th moved to rear line to entrench and bivouac. August 12th,
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