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and about 1 April were ordered to Ivor Station and marched
on Suffolk, driving the enemy’s pickets to a point beyond that
town. About 1 May, General Butler landed a strong force
at City Point, Va., and we returned to Petersburg and
marched to Dunlop’s Farm, about four miles distant in the
direction of Richmond. Here we met and skirmished with
the enemy for several days.

 

 

PETERSBURG.

On 12 May we marched to Drewry’s Bluff and occupied
the works previously built. Butler followed us towards
Richmond, the plan being to draw him from his base and at:
tack him from front and rear. On 16 May, having been re-
inforced, we were ordered by General Beauregard to mount
the works and charge the enemy. This we did over ground
strewn with fallen trees, the limbs of which had been sharp-
ened as an additional protection for the works, but we pressed
forward carrying line after line of the enemy until we had
them in full retreat, and had the forces from Petersburg co-
operated in the same manner we would have captured But-
ler’s entire command. Our loss in this engagement was very
heavy, amounting to ten officers and 150 men: Captain Wil-
lis H. Pope, of Company E, and Lieutenant J. B. McCallum,
of Company D, being killed; Lieutenants W. J. Southerland,
of Company A, Hector McEachern of Company D, Jacob A.
Evans of Company ©, J. A. McArthur of Company I, and
Captain Samuel W. Maultsby of Company H, being among
the wounded; Captain W. F. Murphy of Company K, Lieu-
tenants J. D. Malloy of Company D, and J. A. MeArthur of
Company I, were captured.

 

 

 

SECOND COLD HARBOR.

On the 18th and 19th we again skirmished with the eremy,
sustaining considerable loss. We then marched to Cold Har-
bor and skirmished with the enemy on 31 May. On 1 June

FIFTY-FIRST REGIMENT. the battle of Cold Harbor was fought. Here we were charged

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3, Hector McBachern, ist Licut.,Co.D. 6. Stephen J. Cobb, Private, Co. D. few yards of us, but our fire was so murderous they could not

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live under it; but notwithstanding we killed thousands of