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( ? )  The next day's march brought us in front of the enemy's fortification at Yorktown. On account of a severe rain in the ( ? ) making the mud in the roads very deep, the march was toilsome and difficult in the extreme, especially as we were hurried on at double-quick pace to support the advance of the ( ? column ) who were engaged with the rebels.- During the march in the afternoon Lt. Strickland of Co. D while, for some reason, or other, absent from his command, was wounded , by a shot in the arm, and was sent to division hospital in consequence.-

By the time our portion of the column arrived near the scene of action, the fight was closed and our brigade camped within full view of Yorktown, some two miles distant across the open plain.

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	( ? ) The next day's march brought us in front of the enemy's fortification at Yorktown. On account of a severe rain in the ( ? ) making the mud in the roads very deep, the march was toilsome and difficult in the extreme, especially as we were hurried on at double-quick pace to support the advance of the ( ? column ) who were engaged with the rebels.- During the march in the afternoon Lt. Strickland of Co. D while, for some reason, or other, absent from his command, was wounded , by a shot in the arm, and was sent to division hospital in consequence.-		( ? ) The next day's march brought us in front of the enemy's fortification at Yorktown. On account of a severe rain in the ( ? ) making the mud in the roads very deep, the march was toilsome and difficult in the extreme, especially as we were hurried on at double-quick pace to support the advance of the ( ? column ) who were engaged with the rebels.- During the march in the afternoon Lt. Strickland of Co. D while, for some reason, or other, absent from his command, was wounded , by a shot in the arm, and was sent to division hospital in consequence.-

−	By the time our portion of the column arrived	+	By the time our portion of the column arrived near the scene of action, the fight was closed and our brigade camped within full view of Yorktown, some two miles distant across the open plain.