Saturday, August 8.—Elktown. Battery B separated from Battery A, (ours,) getting a new set of guns at Morrisville.
Thursday, August 13.—A heavy fall of rain to-day.
Saturday, August 15.—Elktown. Troops are going to Alexandria.
Thursday, August 20.—The rebels made a demonstration from the vicinity of Dumfries.
Saturday, August 22.—General Warren took command of the Second corps. He inspected our battery to-day. Hot weather.
Monday, August 31.—Elktown. Reconnoisance of the Second corps. Intelligence was brought that Wade Hampton’s cavalry had crossed over to the northside of the Rappahannock on a raid. Our cavalry is to follow them up, while infantry and artillery are guarding the different fords on the river. We marched by daybreak, going fifteen miles, and went in park one mile from United States Ford.
Friday, September 4.—Return from the Rappahannock. The battery left at six o’clock P. M., followed by the First division. We did not go back to Elktown, but were ordered to report at Morrisville. Kilpatrick’s cavalry returned, having destroyed the gunboat taken by the rebels.
Wednesday, September 9.—Morrisville. Mounted drill.
Thursday, September 10.—Mounted drill.
Friday, September 11.—Cannonading heard in the direction of the Rappahannock.