Page:Journal history of the Twenty-ninth Ohio veteran volunteers, 1861-1865.djvu/154

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M. camped for the night (marched eleven miles). 7th, marched at 6 A. M.; at 11:45 halted for dinner; fell in at 1:30 P. M., and crossed the Appomatox river; at 6:15 camped for the night, Twenty-ninth Ohio in advance of brigade (marched twenty miles). 8th, marched at 6 A. M.; passed Clover Hill coal mines; halted at 12 M. for dinner; at 1 P. M. fell in and marched to Falling creek, and at 7 P. M. camped for the night, Twenty-ninth Ohio in rear of brigade (marched twenty miles). 9th, moved our camp two miles. 10th, in camp all day. 11th, marched at 10 A. M.; passed through Manchester and Richmond in the afternoon, and at 5:30 camped near Brook's creek for the night (marched twelve miles). 12th, marched, at 6 A. M., on Brooks pike; halted at 10 A. M. for dinner; at 12 M. fell in and marched to Ashland, and at 6:30 camped for the night (marched 12 miles). 13th, marched at 5:30 A. M.; crossed the South Anna; halted at 11:30 for dinner; at 1 P. M. fell in, crossed the Little river, and at 3:30 went into camp (marched sixteen miles). Sunday, 14th, marched at 5 A. M., Twenty-ninth Ohio in advance of brigade; crossed the North Anna river, and at 12 M. halted for dinner; fell in at 2 P. M.; marched on the Spottsylvania Court House road; halted at 5:30 and camped (marched eighteen miles). 15th, marched at 5 A. M., Twenty-ninth Ohio in rear of brigade and division train; halted at 11:45 for dinner; fell in; passed through Chancellorsville, crossed the Rappahannock and at 10 P. M. camped for the night (marched twenty miles). 16th, marched at 4:30 A. M.; halted at 12 M. for dinner; at 1:30 P. M. fell in and marched on the road that leads to Warrenton junction via Hartwood church, and camped for the night (marched, eighteen miles). 17th, marched at 5 A. M., reached Brentsville at 2 P. M., a dis-