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evening. At Williamsburg our supplies of rations, and ammunition being replenished, the dead interred, and the wounded cared for, we were again on the march, and on the 15th inst. arrived at Cumberland Landing, on the Pamunkey River, where we remained a few days, then continuing our march to within a few miles of "Bottom Bridge," on the Chickahominy. On the 23rd the regiment was ordered to Picket. Longbridge, on the same river, joined the Brigade the following day, and on the 25th crossed the Chickahominy at Bottom Bridge, and marched to within half a mile of Fair Oaks. Nothing of interest occurred till the 30th inst. where the sharp rattling of musketry announced the approach of the enemy, and the regiment was under arms and in line at a moment's warning. The whole Brigade was formed and marched to the scene of action, but nothing of importance was done, except changing position, and some slight skirmishing, in which a few slight wounds were received by the regiment. Night having set in we bivouaced, so ended the Battle of Seven Pines, which proved so disastrous to Casey's division, although a brilliant victory.

On Sunday morning, June 1st the Brigade was under the command of Col. J.H. Hobart Ward, of the 38th New York Reg't, and had been from early dawn in "line of battle," at Fairoaks, the quick step of scouts to the line was the signal that the enemy were approaching. Our position could not have been better for the purpose of "ambush," the Fourth Maine having been sent to take a flank position on the right secured themselves splendidly, the 3rd Maine, 28th and 40th New York, were concealed behind a Virginia fence. On came the enemy, Longstreet's "crack" division. They formed four distinct "lines of battle"