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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 firing on the right in the evening.

27th A fair and hot day. One Dagget of Co. F was shot in the head and died in a few minutes. A shower at night. We returned from picket.

28th A cool and fair day. Some canonading 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 digging wells for water, etc. etc. Capt. Land [Joseph F Land] encouraged me at first into the sharpshooting batalion but after considering the matter concluded that he could not spare me so he tryed to discourage me and got up