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Rh by Field. Pickett occupying the whole line. We arrive at Petersburg, and Kershaw relieves Bushrod Johnson's division—Field taking position on Kershaw's right. A feeble attack is made in the afternoon on Elliott's brigade of Johnson's division.

June 19th—Sharp skirmishing during the day, and a sort of advance on Kershaw's right and Field's left during the night.

June 20th and 21st—Affairs unchanged.

June 22d—A. P. Hill goes out with Mahone and Wilcox—B. R. Johnson supporting—and drives the enemy from our right. It is a handsome affair—two thousand prisoners, four pieces of artillery, seven colors, being among the captures.

June 23d—Preparations made for the contemplated attack tomorrow. Field at night withdraws from the trenches—Bushrod Johnson relieving him—and moves to the left in support of and co-operation with Hoke. Field did not get out clear until dawn the next morning.

June 24th—At 7.05 A. M. our artillery opens, followed in a half hour by an advance of Hagood's brigade. The affair is a fiasco, and is not continued. Field leaves a brigade, in Hoke's trenches, and returns with the balance of his division to be in reserve.

June 25—Usual skirmishing. At night two of Kershaw's brigades—Humphreys' and Kershaw's—are relieved by B. R. Johnson.

June 26—The enemy shows some disposition to dig up to us. Anderson's brigade of Field's division still with Hoke.

June 27—Some mortar firing.

June 28—Orders given to Field to go on the line to the left of the Rives house, the disposition being thus: Hoke on extreme left; Johnson on his right, and Field on right of Johnson. The change takes place on the night of the 28th, and Field does not get on the line until near morning. Until G. T. Anderson can be brought from the left of Hoke, Wofford occupies that portion of the line near the Rives house. Field's brigades are posted as follows, from left to right: Bratton, Benning, Gregg and Law.

June 29—Kershaw in reserve. Wofford taken out of Field's line and G. T. Anderson is retained in reserve for Field. At 12 M. orders are sent to Kershaw to move with three brigades to Reams' station to aid Mahone and the cavalry operating against the raiders. He returned about 11 P. M.

June 30—Unchanged.

July 1—At 2 A. M. Kershaw moves to the intersection of the