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� 78 June 25th A fair day. We are still in the brestworks. Got no news. 26th All quiet along the line A detale went on picket at night. Heavy fireing on the right in the evening. 27th A fair and hot day. One Dagget of co F was shot in the head and died ina few minutes. A shower at night. We returned from picket. 28th A cool and fair day. Some canon-ading on the right of the line. All quiet in front of us. A cold night. 29th A fair but cool day. Cloudy P.M. All quiet 30th A cold cloudy windy day. We wer mustered for pay. I have been in the US service 22 months July 1st We still lay in our works doing camp guard, picket, fatigue, in parts diging wells for water, &c &c Capt Land [Joseph F Land] or at first to go into the sharpshooting batalion but after considering the matter con-clouded that he could not afore mor so he tryed to discourage me and got up