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 *lant manner in which the Twenty-ninth Ohio and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania regiments conducted themselves in the assault on Pine Knob." The former remarked that taking into consideration the deadly fire we were exposed to, we had accomplished that which he never saw so small a force attempt before. As he was present in the assault his opinion is of value.

Sharp skirmishing and artillery firing continued along the line during the day. At night the Twenty-ninth regiment moved to the front, relieving the Sixty-sixth Ohio regiment. It was nearly morning when we discovered that the enemy were withdrawing their artillery. We at once advanced and possessed the rebel fortifications on the hill with little trouble, as the artillery had already withdrawn and the infantry were rapidly following. After daylight we pushed forward, only to find the enemy in another strong position, which we at once attacked. A rambling fire was kept up during the entire day.

During the following day (June 18th) the same state of affairs continued, the firing extending along our entire front. At an early hour next morning the enemy retreated, and we moved in pursuit, the Twenty-ninth Ohio regiment, as usual, in the advance as skirmishers. Why, I believe the "boys" would have rebelled had they not been put on the skirmish line whenever there was a prospect of somebody being killed on our side. Rapidly we gained possession of two lines of hills, and soon found the enemy upon a third ridge, strongly fortified. A skirmish of two hours' duration ensues, and we are ordered to fall back to the main line, as support to Bundy's Thirteenth New York battery.

June 20th the Twenty-ninth regiment and its brigade are in line three miles southwest of Marietta, Georgia,