Sunday, January 12.—Considerable picket firing. Nothing important up to
Monday, January 20.—The centre section was relieved from picket at Conrad’s Ferry, by the left section, under Lieut. Newton. The guns of the former remained there to be taken by the left section.
Wednesday, January 22.—Received two months pay. News arrived in the evening of the Union victory at Springfield, Kentucky, and death of the rebel General Zollicoffer, in honor of which a national salute of thirty-four guns was fired. Quiet in camp, the latter part of January.
Saturday, February 1.—During the past month the right section done picket duty once on the Potomac.
Monday, February 3.—The left section relieved the right section to-day.
Friday, February 7.—Received the news of the surrender of Fort Henry.
Saturday, February 8.—General Stone was arrested to-day. General Sedgwick takes his command.
Monday, February 10.—The centre section relieved the left section at Conrad’s Ferry.
Thursday, February 13.—Considerable picket firing. Captain Owen opened with his twenty-pound Parrott guns, from Edwards Ferry, on Fort Beauregard. Kept up firing for an hour. Four negroes crossed the river, bringing two horses along. Owen’s Battery opened a second time in the afternoon.
Friday, February 14.—One of the pickets of the Thirty-fourth New York, shot the rebel officer of the day, passing the picket line alongside the river.