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Guarding trains to the front 71

This near where Genl Dalgreen was killed last winter on Kilpatrick's [?] to Richmond.

31st A fair day. We started at six o'clock A.M. We camped 3 miles south of Danforth, and 4 miles south of the Matapany river.

June 1st A fair day. We started at six oclock in the morning. Crossed and rear picket line at ten o'clock A.M. Heard canonading since yesterday morning. Saw a lot of prisoners and wounded going to the white house. We arived at army headquarters at sunset. Sharp firing in the evening.

2d A fair day. We went to corps headquarters earley in the morning. Go to our regt at 10 oclock A.M. rear Bethesda Church

They lay in brestworks and the picket are firing. The line fell back at three o'clock P.M. about 80 rods to get a better position. A heavy shower while we wer moving, and the rebs go on our right flank fired into us but did not hurt us much.