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Yorktown, May 4th.---- During this interval, the regiment when not on picket duty, was employed in work on the fortifications and woods - heavy details being made for fatigue duty both the night and day.- The work the required was very laborious, and the situation of the camp, as well as the entire vicinity, was extremely unhealthy, so that our numbers were considerably reduced by disease during the latter part of our stay.- The regiment was paid off April 25 by Major Fessenden to March 1 1862. On the night of Saturday ( 26th ) the regiment being on picket was engaged in a slight skirmish, but no casualties occurred.- During this month, Gen Hamilton was superseded in command of division by Brig. Gen. Kearney- Sunday May 4th the enemy having evacuated Yorktown, the army of the Potomac was put in motion.- our regiment left camp at 3 P. M. -marched through the rebel fortifications and two miles out on the William's brig ( ? ) , where we bivouacked through the night. - Capt. Pitcher acted as Major from this time of the departure from Yorktown.- Monday morning ( 5th ) we moved forward towards Williamsburg starting at 8 A.M. The force in advance having met the enemy near Williamsburg and being hotly engaged, our march as hurried and excessinly fatiguing on account of the badness of the traveling. The day being rainy, the mud was very deep in the