Part I - Don's Metal Detecting Forum

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supposed we were to remain until morning, but at 9 p. m. were
ordered to the works, where we relieved a part of the Twenty7third
Army Corps. Distance marched, tell miles. Our skirmishers covered
the withdrawing of our brigade in the morning without loss.
June 2 and 3, lay in works eight miles from Dallas, Ga. Lost 1 man
by sharpshooting of the enemy. June 4, were relieved at 4.30 a. in.,
and marched to the ridge on which we halted the evening of June 1,
and prepared breakfast. At 10 a. m. moved toward the left one
mile and a half, and made camp on Stoneman’s Hill, where we remained
until June 6. June 6, left camp at 8 a. m. and moved
slowly with the column in pursuit of the enemy. At 4.30 p. m.
formed line of battle, and received orders to throw up breast-works
and put out pickets in our front. Threw up works and remained in
this position, doing picket duty until June 10. Distance marched~
on the 6th, eight miles. Our position here is near Acworth, Ga.
June 10, left camp at 6.20 a. m. and marched nearly south; were in
rear and had to move slowly. A heavy thunder shower came up at
noon, which drenched us thoroughly, and as we had but fairly got
started until this was done (on account of trains), we had to march
over the worst roads we had yet seen, and some of the time very
rapidly. Halted at 3.30 p. in.; had made only about four miles and
a half, but were more exhausted than if we had made fifteen miles
on good roads. June 11, left camp at 9.30 a. in.; marched two miles
and halted and put up camp to remaimi over night, as we supposed,
but just as tents were fairly pitched an order came to fall in, and we
moved out in double column, halting every few rods, and it was
dark before the movement was completed, when we halted, and in
the midst of a rain-storm pitched camp only a half mile from that
of noon. Distance march&d, three miles. Lay here until June 14.
CHAP. L.] REPORTS, ETC.——ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. 669
June 14, left camp at 9.10 a. m. and moved out in light order toward
the front. Halted and got dinner about noon, and soon after skirinishers
were detailed from our regiment to advance our lines, as
this was the object of this inovemeiit. The skirmishers fo~ ght their
way steadily forward, pressing back the rebel lines a long distance,
and doing everything asked of them. In this operation we lost
lightly, considering the ground taken, the whole loss being 1 killed
and 3 wounded. Just before night sent back and brought up knapsacks
and camp equipage, and pitched camp in a piece of woods in
rear of front line, near Big Shanty Station. Lay here until the 18th.
June 18, at 4 p. m. moved a half mile to the front toward Kenesaw
Mountain and threw up earth-works. June iii, left our works at
7.50 a. m. and marched toward Kenesaw; halted at 9.30 a. m. and
formed line of battle in front of rebel earth-works,. where we remained
until 11 a. in., when we moved on in a heavy rain-storm
and formed in close column by division on a ridge three-quarters of
a mile from Kenesaw. Just before night we moved slowly forward
and formed in line of battle about forty rods from the foot of the
mountain, and then at dark went on picket on the side of the mountain.
The picket-firing here was very brisk and fatal, as the enemy
were so much elevated above us. Distance marched, four miles.
June 20, relieved from picket at dusk and camped at the foot of the
mountain with the brigade. Here we remained until June 26. June
23, the enemy shelled our camp vigorously, wounding a very few~ of
our men. June 25, the regiment is again on picket on the side of
the mountain in the same position of June 20. June 26, at midnight
of the 25th, we were relieved by Twelfth Indiana Infantry, Fifteenth
Army Corps, and we moved one mile and three-quarters to the rear,
and then to the right some three niiles, and took position a half
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