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Camp of the 142^nd Regt near the Main road

to Richmond from Williamsburg June 17 /63

Dear Sister

     Your letter was recd yesterday

while I was in picket 1 mile from the main

road toward Richardson’s Mills.  June 11^th 142^nd

Regt & the Division 1 Cavalry Regt & [two?] [b...?]

came out here 8 miles from Williamsburgh.  After

passing through W. Skirmishers were thrown

out and kept ahead of us all the way.  At

12[n?] our Regt halted and the rest went on, Co

E was sent out on the left & secured woods

and the other companies left as a reserve.  At

sundown Co. E was taken to the right of the wood

and stationed there during the night.  The rem

mainder of the Regt going on about two miles.

Friday, we remained where we were through

the night. Nothing occurred during the day to

speak of only our Ajutant came up to

a Reble scout and brought him in a prisoner.

At night we moved along [?] a short distance

and [rested?] our men for the night.  All was

quiet as could be.  Saturday morning the

Division moved toward the Chickahominy [swamp?]

12 Miles from W. all but our Regt. Sunday

at 2 Pm the Rgt came up where we were

on picket and we fell in with them.  We

went to Richardsons Mills 14 miles from

where we were expecting to find a small

force of the Rebs. but they had gone before

we came up and the men felt disappointed

for coming so far and have nothing to do

we waited an hour or more and retraced