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 support the 49th Massachusetts and 21st Maine, which we did, bivouacking at 11 o'clock P. M.

June 29. Heavy cannonading all night. An attempt was made a little to our left and front to capture an outpost of ours, but it failed; the rebs were repulsed, and it is said with a loss of 90 prisoners; cannot vouch for the truth of the rumor. Regiment ordered into the rifle pits to support Holcomb's 2d Vermont Battery.

June 30. Were in the rifle pits near Holcomb's Battery all night. There were sounds of a smart skirmish down on the extreme left, which continued about an hour. Col. Stone left today for Baton Rouge, sick.

July 1. Regiment bivouacking near Brigade Headquarters. Rebs made a raid into Springfield Landing, stampeding the guards and destroying a considerable amount of government stores.

July 2. Regiment has laid in the woods near Brigade Headquarters this forenoon. Near noon orders came to fall in to repel an attack from the rebs in the rear who had raided Springfield Landing and after destroying the government stores there were now on the march for Port Hudson. The "march to Port Hudson" proved to be a hoax, and the regiment was soon dismissed and at night went into the front rifle pits.

July 3. Regiment occupied the rifle pits, supporting Holcomb's Battery. Rebel sharpshooters very active. Gen. Grover visited the battery this afternoon. He looks anxious and careworn. Relieved from rifle pits by the 116th New York.

July 4. National salute fired at sunrise with shotted guns. This is not our usual way of celebrating our National birthday. Regiment received orders to get into