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 *ever, they were not furnished, and after holding the position some two hours a heavy body of rebels came upon us, stealing along under cover of the bushes on the opposite side of the road, suddenly arose and fired a volley at us. The speed we made across the level field with the rebels in hot pursuit, their bullets whistling past our ears in the most energetic manner, would have dismayed a professional pedestrian.

June 24th, skirmishing during the day. As night came on a detachment of the Twenty-ninth regiment was sent out on picket. Nothing occurred during the night, and at dawn we returned to our brigade, where orders were received to hold ourselves in readiness to move on notice, cannonading and skirmish fighting being kept up along the line.

The situation remained unchanged until June 27th. At an early hour this morning two men from each company of our regiment volunteered to advance to the relief of the Pennsylvania regiment on the outposts, and about 9 o'clock we moved forward. We were also to dislodge the rebel sharpshooters, who had been allowed to again possess the block-house and rifle-pits. Crossing the creek and ravine we made a quick dash toward the locality mentioned, amid a hot cross-fire from rebels along the fence before referred to. But as we close the rebels abandon the block-house and rifle-pits, yet dispute with the energy of desperation, every inch of our advance as they retire. We, however, gained possession of the road beyond the house, an important position covering the rebel left on Little Kenesaw.

They now opened fire on us from the mountain on our left and front. Making a flank movement to the left we came up in rear of some rebel rifle-pits, capturing eleven prisoners and holding the position until the