Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Sunday, June 5th.

Under sharpshooters’ fire all day, but none of my men was hit. The body of Col. Porter, of the Sixth N. Y. Heavy Artillery, who was killed on the 3rd, was recovered to-day, as were the bodies of several other officers and men. A charge was made upon us by the enemy but it was easily repulsed, and later my company was sent to build more breastworks on other parts of our line.

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