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on the 4 ande on the fifth wea fell Back and Recrosed the Rapahanick wea found the River Risinge verey faste wea crosste withoute molestation ande the 6 of may wea started fore Hour olde campe whitch place wea Reached on the 7 ate 2 oclock on the 8 on pickite from Hour olde campe colonel smith [i.e., Col. Orland Smith, 73rd Ohio Infantry] promoted to Brigadeare
on the 8 wea Removed campe one mile ande then i tooke a [illeg] on mi Righte knee Done now Dootey fore 10 Dayes

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ate campe ate stafard.c.h. stafarde countey v.a. may the 23rd 1863 colonel smith tooke comande of the 2 Bregaide of the 2 Division on pickite from the 21 to the 25 of may comencde fortifinge on the 26 of may ande smith moved Heade quarters on the 27 of may targite shootinge ande on the 28 colonenl longe [i.e., Lt. Col. Richard Long, 73rd Ohio Infantry] Returned from campe washington June the 5 Heavey canon adinge ate fredericks Burgh Hightes Hour men crosste the River Bute the 5 on pickite