18. Six companies from regiment sent out to reinforce skirmishers. Heavy fighting between the lines all day. Carroll, Casey, Knox, Miller and Smith wounded. 25 casualties in other companies of the regiment. Relieved at 8 p. m. Moved 2 1-2 miles towards Marietta.
19. Moved up to the summit of a ridge as a picket reserve. At night moved down in rear of breastworks and then half mile to the right and had orders to fortify but slept.
20. Dug trenches on Kennesaw line of defence. Heavy skirmishing and artillery firing on our right.
21. Remained in the trenches. Skirmishing in our front.
22. Artillery duel between the enemy and our batteries on Kennesaw. Six companies from our regiment sent out on picket line.
23. Skirmishing on picket line all day. No casualties in Oglethorpes. Relieved at 8 p. m.
24-25. Artillery firing and skirmishing.
26. W. A. Dabney wounded last night in arm while asleep. Seven companies and a detail of 47 men from the Oglethorpes sent out from the regiment on picket line.
27. Battle of Kennesaw began at 8 a. m. and ended at 11:30. Enemy repulsed all along the line, with heavy loss. Oglethorpes lost twenty-three in killed, wounded and captured. Loss in regiment 88.
28-July 1. Quiet. (2) At 10 p. m. right wing of the army fell back to a position 5 miles below Marietta.