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tents and camp equipage, men's knapsacks with the contents, officers' baggage and furniture and quartermasters stove together with his chest of books and papers,- the only teams furnished as being required to carry the sick who could not walk, and the necessary hospital stores- together with the regiment books and papers.- We crossed the swamp at White Oak Bridge and lay down to rest a mile beyond at 11 P.M. were called into line 2 1/2 A.M. Monday ( 30th ) and the brigade marched some distance to a position in the woods near Charles City Crossroads, which we were able to hold to guard the rear of the army from the rebel force in pursuit.- The advance guard of the enemy did not make its appearance till near noon, when it engaged our skirmishes.- The battle became general about the middle of the afternoon- the interval being occupied in light skirmishing and the maneuvering and arrangement of forces on both sides.- The battle was a severe one, but our regiment suffered but slightly- no attack being made by the enemy directly in front of our part of the line, though the position we held was assigned to us as being one of most important and which Gen, Kearny said would be hotly contested by the rebels.- The fighting ceased about 9 P.M. and we remained upon the field in our capacity as rear guard till 2 A.M. Tuesday ( July 1st ), when we retired and moved on towards Malvern Hills, arriving there at 6 A.M. We were assigned as support to artillery planted on the heights

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1862 June 29

Property destroyed

Battle of Glendale or " Charles City Crossroads"

July 1 March to Malvern Hills