Part I - Don's Metal Detecting Forum

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gaged at intervals. 29th, was engaged again. 30th, in same position
but not engaged.
July 1, was engaged in same position. 2d, was engaged all day.
3d, the rebels having fallen back during the night, I moved otit on
the Marietta road, passed through the town and took up position
with one section five miles south of Marietta on the skirniish line
and was engaged until night, when I threw up works and put the
whole battery into position; Corpl. Oscar D. Gray was wounded
severely in left side. 4th, was engaged heavily all day in same
position; Privates Jeremiah Swoyer was wounded severely in
shoulder, George Otto in arm and side severely, F. G. Vallereux
badly in right arm, D. -w Shearer in face and hand, John Shanon
slightly in hand, George Harding slightly in hand, Cornelius Burns
in head, Frank Hall in foot. 5th, moved forward again, the rebels
having evacuated the night before, and took up position on the
Chattalioochee River and opened on the rebels; threw up works during
the night. 6th, went into camp near the works. Remained
in camp 7th amid 8th. 9th, was engaged in same works all day;
Christopher Klassier wounded in the head.
In camp again on the 10th, where we remained until the 16th,
when I exchanged two sections of my Parrott guns for 3-inch rifles.
17th, in obedience to orders, I moved out and crossed the Ch~ttahoochee
River, and camped about one mile from the river. 18th,
moved out and took up position on skirmish line, and was engaged
828 THE ATLM~TA CAMPAIGN.
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a part of the day. 19th, marched about two miles and encamped.
20th, moved out, took up position, and built works. 21st, moved a
short distance, took up position, and built works again; was engaged
a short time; Private H. B. Tooley woniided severely in leg.
22d, moved forward; took up position in front of Atlanta; engaged
heavily all day; Sergt. William McIntyre wounded slightly in leg,
Corpl. T. A. Fitzsimmons severel in t e face. 23d, engaged part
of the day in same position; were relieved by Eleventh indiana
Battery and moved one mile to the rear and went into camp. 24th,
moved~ out on thq line in front at daylight and threw up works
again. 25th, engaged in same position all day. 26th, engaged in
same position. 27th. was engaged again lightly. 28th, engaged at
intervals all day. 29th, engaged lightly. 30th, was engaged a part
of the day. 31st, moved off to the left and front of a large rebel
fort; took up position and threw up works during the night.
August 1, battery engaged all day with rebel fort. 2d, was engaged
very heavily all day by 20-pounder guns in the fort; they disdismounting
one of my gnus. 3d, fired five rounds at intervals
during the day; was relieved in the evening, and moved a short
tance to the rear and camped. 4th, moved at 6 o’clock in the morning
and took up position on the right flank. 5th, remained in same
position, but not engaged. 6th, moved a short distance to the left;
took up position on front line; was engaged all day at intervals.
4,
th, engaged all day in same position. 8th, fired a few shots occasionally
all day. 9th, engaged in same position. 10th, engaged
again. 11th, engaged iii same position at intervals. 12th, was engaged.
13th, was engaged lightly. 14th, engaged lightly. 15th,
engaged heavily all day. 16th, fired a few rounds occasionally.
17th, was not engaged. 18th, fired a few rounds. 19th, fired a few
rounds. 20th, fired a few rounds. 21st, fired occasionally during
the day. 22d, fired a few rounds. 23d, engaged all day at intervals.
24th, engaged at intervals. 25th, fired a few rounds. 26th, fired a
few rounds occasionally all day, and in the afternoon received
marching orders; moved out after dark, going• to the right about
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