May 7th, marched at 6:30 A. M. It rained hard all day. We passed Hartwood church, Staffordshire, and went into camp near Aqua creek, and here it remained until June 3d, when the regiment moved to the south about one mile, and engaged in the construction of two small forts. Early on the morning of June 13th, we received orders to march. Tents were struck, but it was not until late in the afternoon that we moved, and then marched during the whole night, reaching Dumfries after daylight on the morning of the 14th. 15th, march at 4 A. M. Halted on the north bank of the Occoquan creek for dinner. Resuming the march in the afternoon we passed Fairfax station and Court House on the road leading to Leesburg (marched twenty-five miles). This was a march of much suffering to the men, several of whom died during the day from sunstrokes. 16th. Remained in camp all day. 17th. March in the direction of Leesburg. Halted at 12 M., and camped for the night. June 18th. Marched to near Leesburg and went into camp. _Oh! How it rains!_ 19th. Remained in camp cleaning up guns and equipage, and all is quiet. In the afternoon the Twelfth army corps were ordered out to witness the shooting of three deserters from the First division of the Twelfth army corps. Following are the names: William McKee, company A, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania; Christopher Krumbart, company A, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania; and William Grover, company B, Thirteenth New Jersey. Lieutenant-colonel Clark left us here badly broken down in health. Sunday, June 20th. In camp cleaning up for inspection. 21st and 22d in camp. 23d, 24th and 25th, Captain Schoonover, in charge of one hundred and twenty men from the brigade, felling timber, uncovering Ball’s Bluff in front of Fort Beauregard. 26th. The regiment left Leesburg, crossing the Potomac at Edward’s Ferry, passed Poolsville, and encamped for the night at Monocacy aqueduct. 27th. Moved at 4:30 A. M. by way of Point of Rocks, Petersville and Parkersburg, and camped for the night five miles from Harper’s Ferry. 28th. Moved in the forenoon, passing through Harper’s Ferry, then up the tow path of the Baltimore & Ohio canal to Clear Springs, where the Twenty-ninth passed under the canal through a culvert, and moving in the direction of Frederick City, Maryland, went into camp. 29th. Moved through Frederick City in the direction of Pennsylvania, and went into camp. General Hooker was relieved from command of the Army of the Potomac, and General George G. Mead placed in command. 30th. Moved north into Pennsylvania, and late in the afternoon reached Littlestown, where we had a skirmish with the advance guard of the rebel Lee, which falling back toward Gettysburg, we moved north of town; mustered for pay and went into camp for the night. CHAPTER IX. Gettysburg. 1863.