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A battalion of Sharpshooters orderd 77

June 22d A fair day. We lay on brestworks all day. Heavy fighting on the left of the line. It is reported that our side lost four pieces of artillery and recaptured two. Heavy firing in the evening. We expect an attack in front. Capt Keen of Co. F acting major was killed. One man of Co G was shot dead in the head. One man of Co J was wounded in the leg causing ampu-tation. Picket fireing all of the time.

23d An order come for the formation of a batalion of sharpshooters to be selected from the diferant regts in the corps and I signed to go into it.

24th A fair day. Heavy canonading all along the line. Our line was shelled briskly here for some time but our battery blazed on them so that they had to dry up. One of our color guard was killed by a piece of a shell that struck him in his head and killed him instantly. He belonged to Co. G. Sargt Horten came to the Co today.