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                   We are bound for Richmond

April 20 nothing of any importance happened to day

April 21  I run around the country to day and saw our men

planting their seige guns

April 22  I went over to the 64 to day and had avisit with

the boys towards night the rebels tried to shell our

camps but failed our sharp shootes picked off their

gumers

'' 23  I went out within half of a mill of the enemys works

saw them out on drill and heard their band play

dixie

''  24 I run some bullets to day  Dwite Wallerman came

and made me a visit to day  I threw the best there

was in the seat to day at he square hold I went

down to our battrys with Dwite the rebs throwed

a shell that passed over our heads

''  25 I went from the York Reiver to the James river to day

I stopped at the one hundredth regt and James Saxton

the rest of the boys are sick

''  26 I am on guard to day, it is wet and cold hurrah for the

sunny south

''  27 to day is the sabbath I read some chapters in my bible and

then went over to the 83d Pa and saw John Platner

also a letter from Sovia

''  28 I done my washing to day

''  29 I was on police duty to day &c the rebels threw over

a large number of shells at our men that was at work

in the trenches they did not do much harm but

made a great noise  I reckon we will play the same

game in a few days  our sharp shooters make some

of them pay dear [susy?] tricks

''  30 There was some skirmishing last night and hevy cannonading

May 1 Th enemy continue to fire on our intrenchments with but

little effect

''  2 Our company went down to ship point to unlod a

cargo of shot and Shell for hunts batterys we had a hard

time of it

''  3 We received two months pay to day