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lost yesterday
P.M. Accompanied generals Newton and Slocum to the front this afternoon. This Evening a work is to be thrown up in the wheat field. Heavy firing in the vicinity of Mechanicsville
later -- Have been spending a larger part of the evening at the work. It goes basely on.
27th
there was a resumption of the firing Early this morning over the river. We go to support Genl. Porter starting at 5 1/2 a.m. that is in about half an hour. We shall probably see some fighting before