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 the Occoquan creek for dinner. Resuming the march in the afternoon we passed Fairfax station and Court House on the road leading to Leesburg (marched twenty-five miles). This was a march of much suffering to the men, several of whom died during the day from sunstrokes.

16th. Remained in camp all day.

17th. March in the direction of Leesburg. Halted at 12, and camped for the night.

June 18th. Marched to near Leesburg and went into camp. ''Oh! How it rains!''

19th. Remained in camp cleaning up guns and equipage, and all is quiet. In the afternoon the Twelfth army corps were ordered out to witness the shooting of three deserters from the First division of the Twelfth army corps. Following are the names: William McKee, company A, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania; Christopher Krumbart, company A, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania; and William Grover, company B, Thirteenth New Jersey. Lieutenant-colonel Clark left us here badly broken down in health.

Sunday, June 20th. In camp cleaning up for inspection. 21st and 22d in camp. 23d, 24th and 25th, Captain Schoonover, in charge of one hundred and twenty men from the brigade, felling timber, uncovering Ball's Bluff in front of Fort Beauregard.

26th. The regiment left Leesburg, crossing the Potomac at Edward's Ferry, passed Poolsville, and encamped for the night at Monocacy aqueduct.

27th. Moved at 4:30 by way of Point of Rocks, Petersville and Parkersburg, and camped for the night five miles from Harper's Ferry.

28th. Moved in the forenoon, passing through Harper's Ferry, then up the tow path of the Baltimore &