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73                         Fighting and marching

5th A fair morning. Rainy at night. We started to march but the order was countermanded and we went back. I was detaled and went on picket. Heavy picket firing. Another fight on the left in the evening.

6th Cloudy in the morning. The enemy tried to drive us out of our brestworks by advancing on a squad and one of the outposts. They got within four rods of the post but could not stand the pressure and had to fall back in confusion. They lost one man killed, shot in the head. He lived three hours and died. He belonged to the 12th Ga regt. They did not try it again. On the P.M. another reb was wounded and went off groaning. We was relieved at sunset and joined the regt 7th Heavy firing all night. We struck tents at one o'clock in the morning and started to march to the left, marched till six o'clock A.M. and halted. We drew shoes and rations.