Saturday, August 9.—Our battery was cleaned to-day. Splendid moon night.
Monday, August 11.—Harrison Landing. Preparations to evacuate the place. All the baggage to be sent away by transports, and rations for six days to be kept on hand.
Tuesday, August 12.—Harrison Landing. Fitz John Porter’s corps started to-day.
Wednesday, August 13.—Harrison Landing. News of General Pope’s battle at Cedar Mountain.
Friday, August 15.—Harrison Landing. Everything is packed, and the battery hitched up. Troops were marching by all night. Sumner’s corps to be the rear-guard.
Saturday, August 16.—Left Harrison Landing at three o’clock A. M. Marched on the river road and halted at dark, in line of battle.
Sunday, August 17.—March through Charles City Court House. To-day’s march was one of the most disagreeable ever made, being very hot, and so dusty as to make all the trees look white. Plenty of dead horses and mules on the road. Arrived at the Chickahominy river at midnight. All the artillery crossed over the large pontoon bridge, of ninety-seven boats, during the night.
Monday, August 18.—The infantry crossed since daybreak, followed by the cavalry and horse artillery. One gunboat is close to the bridge. The rebels showed themselves, without molesting our rear-guard. One of our batteries opened on them. By ten o’clock we resumed our march. Our corps went to camp in the afternoon.
Tuesday, August 19.—March through Williamsburg. Some dismounted guns, from the battle in May, were still standing in the streets. We passed Fort Magruder, and went to camp two miles from the latter.
Wednesday, August 20.—Marched at six o’clock A. M., and went to camp a mile from Yorktown.