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to command the position when the pursuing force of the enemy was expected to appear.- The enemy's artillery came up and the engagement commenced about noon, and a continuous and heavy firing was kept up on both sides throughout the afternoon-our position in front of new batteries being extremely uncomfortable a portion of the time, the shells exploding about us thick and fast.- We held our ground as rear guard during the till about 2 1/2 A.M. Wednesday ( 2nd ) when we left the field and took up our march for Harrison Landing Our loss in the engagement of Glendale ( as our portion of Monday was designated ) was 2 wounded and ( ? ) 1 missing-and at Malvern Hills on Tuesday 1 killed 3 wounded and 5 missing-Lt. Litchfield of Co. B was wounded in the arm by a piece of shell in Tuesday's engagement. The men reckoned missing during the two days who, from illness or fatigue were unable to keep up and who, with the wounded, had to be left to be taken prisoners by the enemy.- The regiment arrived at Harrison's Landing at 9 A.M. Wednesday ( 2nd) a sever rain storm prevailing at the time and through the day, making our situation, destitute as we were of tents or overcoats, extremely disagreeable- in addition to the exhaustion consequent upon such incessant marching and fighting and exposure as