Thursday, April 3.—Hampton Roads. Great concentration of McClellan’s army. Our battery has to give up the tents.
Friday, April 4.—The Second Corps on the move. Started by eight o’clock A. M.; by four o’clock we went into park at Big Bethel, to camp for the night.
Saturday, April 5.—Marched at daybreak. Cannonading going on in front of Yorktown. General McClellan passed the line amidst great cheering of the troops. Strong intrenchments were found near Howard’s Mills. At six o’clock P. M. we went to camp three miles from Yorktown.
Sunday, April 6.—Great scarcity of food. Our battery went on a reconnoisance with General Burns’ brigade. Only the pieces were taken along, with eight horses to each. We are in plain sight of Yorktown. See the rebel flag floating from the parapet. They fire very frequently at our troops. After running suddenly against some of the enemy’s batteries, we returned to our former camp, “Winfield Scott.”
Monday, April 7.—Siege of Yorktown. The engineers at work. Heavy ordnance on the way from Fortress Monroe.
Tuesday, April 8.—All the provisions and forage has to be brought on the backs of mules and horses from Shipping Point and Cheeseman’s Creek, the roads being impassable for wagons.
Friday, April 11.—Our battery at rest since Tuesday. News of the battle of Pittsburg Landing.
Sunday, April 13.—Governor Sprague, General Barry, and Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds in our camp to-day.
Wednesday, April 16.—An engagement going on near Warwick Creek. Our division is ordered forward. We advanced to within two miles of the rebels’ first line. The battery went to camp. Battery B was in action.
Thursday, April 17.—Our two howitzers go to the front. Considerable fighting was going on during the night. Our four Parrott guns ready to march at a minute’s notice.