Captures: none.
Road and Position sketches covering day’s operations enclosed.
Copies of battalion commander’s march and defense orders, also copies of one message from regimental commander, enclosed.
By order of Major Jenkins:
H. E. BOTTOMLY,
1st Lieut., Bn, Adj. 3d Bn.
The original of the above is sent to the regimental commander and a copy is retained by the battalion.
The above data, supplemented with the sketches, messages, and orders enclosed, furnish a complete history of the battalion’s doings for the day.
Blanks are furnished from the War Department from time to time to enable Adjutants (whose duty it is to keep the War Diary) to fill in the data more quickly.