Page 166: June1862 28th We were hoping to get a
little respite today but there seems
to have been none in store for
us. A portion of our division
has been heavily engaged in
slashing the woods in front
And the next has gone up
to Smith’s works.
1 ok p.m. About noon today
Col. Alexander rode up to our
head quarters and informed
Genl. Slocum [carrot: that he] was about to
commence shelling the enemy
and that we had better move
back as their replies would
probably fall near by.
We at once retired to
the woods in the rear and
selected a new camp for
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head quarters and had our
tents pitched, meanwhile the
shelling going on very briskly.
Toward the middle of the
afternoon, however, it ceased,
and we managed to get a
little sleep and eat supper.
After supper orders came
for the division [carrot: to be ready] to move at a
moment’s notice, and to have
everything destroyed which could
not be carried. The ammunition
trains were to push ahead first
by the way of Savage Station. It was midnight before
the troops began their march, and
then the whole division was forced
to halt till morning below
McClellan’s head quarters.
