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80 July Gen's Grant and Mead

Genl Mead came into the fort near by us to view the rebel works.

22d A fair day but cold. The first Me heavy artillery was in fatigue within sixty rods of us. I went to their regt. Genls Meed [Mead] & Grant come to the fort to view the enemys works. With heavy musketry in sight on the right, at five o'clock last. I don't think either side came out of the marks.

23d The regt was detaled to work on a fort. A few shells wer thrown at us but did no damage

24th Sunday. Sidney and Tim Drew came to the regt to see me and staid to dinner. I went to the heavy artillery with them in the P.M. I came back in the evening. It comensed to rain and kept it up with heavy wind all night.

25th It stoped raining at seven o'clock in the morning.

26th A fair day. All quiet along the line.

24th A shell is occasionaly thrown at our working parties.