WPCB %$8jb~晩P,|.q']еb{:d`bفdȸ֝2xF/oc=c [6R׵MГaI_jɷl;ina4jJ3 8S3SWDLIFy1.:n|-u /!F﵂ /F:ekD6Cv"wn[DUo:$L^dutxMPf6B;?3a)'? WK_%( @C :{&8O 1'U`JC`3T袌= _޳3++'`v>P.H.SCHREYER,??Captain,Fifty-thirdPennsylvaniaVet.Vols.,Comdg.Regt.@@AABBLieut.J.WENDELMUFFLY,C @-(, C @-(, CCActingAssistantAdjutant-General.̀.̀FromtheOfficialReports-Capt.JamesPattoǹ.HHJUNE13-JULY31,1864.--TheRichmond(Virginia)Campaign.No.51.--ReportD̀DEEofCapt.JamesPatton,Fifty-thirdPennsylvaniaInfantry.FFHDQRS.FIFTY-THIRDPENNSYLVANIAVETERANVOLS.,GGNearPetersburg,Va.,August7,1864.IISIR:(*)JJFIFTHEPOCH.KKThemarchacrosstheChickahominyandJames,andtheoperationsinfrontLLofPetersburguptotheassaultontheenemy'sposition,July30,1864.MMNNOOAt9p.m.June12thecommandwasorderedtomarch.CrossedthePPChickahominyatLongBridge,marchedtonearCharlesCityCourt-House,QQandbivouackedforthenight.RRAt8p.m.June14crossedtheJamesRiverontransportsandcampedaboutSSonemilefromtheriveronthesouthside.TTUUVVAt10a.m.June15marched,andonthemorningofthe16tharrivedinWWfrontoftheenemy'sfortificationatPetersburg.LineofbattlewasXXformed,withtheregimentontheleftoftheline.ThecommandwasthenYYorderedforwardbyColonelBeaver,commandingbrigade.InadvancingZZ[[\\throughacorn-fieldthelinewasexposedtoaseverefirefromthe]]enemy'sartillery.Afteradvancingsomedistanceahaltwasorderedand^^breast-workswereconstructed.At6p.m.theregiment,inconnectionwith__theremainderofthebrigade,wasorderedtochargeuponarebelfortin``ourfront.Thetroopsadvancedgallantly,breastingamurderousfirefromaathefortoftheenemy.Thelineadvancednearlyuptothefort,whenitbbwasfoundthatthelinewasnotstrongenoughtocarrytheenemy'sccposition.Thetroopswerepressedsohardonthelinesoftheenemythatddmanyofthecommandweretakenprisoners.Thosethatwereabletofalleebackformedpromptlybehindtheearth-worksthathadbeenconstructedinffthemorning.gghhiiJune17,theregimentwasdeployedasskirmishers.jjOnthe18thitwasdiscoveredthattheenemyhadvacatedhisposition.kkTheregimentadvancedasskirmishersforaboutonemileandahalfwhenlltheenemywasfoundinafortifiedposition.Intheeveningwererelievedmmontheskirmishlineandjoinedtheremainderofthebrigade.nnOnthe21stmovedsevenmilestotheleftofthelineanderectedo @-(, obreast-works. @-(, ЇppOntheafternoonofthe22dmovedforwardthroughadensewoodandformedqqline.Soonitwasdiscoveredthattheenemyhadflankedusandwererrgettinginourrear,andthecommandfellbacktothelineofssintrenchments,withaslightlossinmissing.RemainedhereuntilJulytt10,at1p.m.,andthenmovedabouthalfamiletotheleftandwentintouucampinrearofthebreast-works,remaininguntil3a.m.July12,whenwevvmovedabouttwomilestotheleftandhalteduntil7p.m.attheWilliamswwhouse.ThenmovedouttonearReams'Station,ontheWeldonrailroad,xxdistanceaboutthreemiles,andremaineduntil11p.m.,whenwereturnedyytotheWilliamshouse.zzAt4.30a.m.July13wetookupthelineofmarchforthisplace,{{arrivinghereat11a.m.,whereweremaineduntilJuly26,at4p.m.,||whenwetookupthelineofmarch,crossingtheAppomattoxRiveratPoint}}ofRocksandtheJamesRiveratJones'Neck,arrivingatthelatterplace~~at3a.m.,andaftermarchingaboutonemilefromtheriverhaltedtorest.At6o'clockmovedforwardinlineofbattle.Wedidnotbecomeengagedwiththeenemy,althoughwewereexposedtotheshellsfromtheenemy'sbatteries.Ontheeveningofthe27ththeregimentwasdetailedassupporttothepicket-line,whereitremaineduntiltheeveningofthe28th,whenitwasrelievedandjoinedtherestofthebrigade,whereitwasengagedinthrowingupearth-worksuntildaylight29th.Duringthe29thremainedinmcamp,andatdark,withtheremainderofthebrigade,tookupthelineofmarch,andcrossingtheJamesandAppomattoxRiversarrivedinfrontofPetersburgat5a.m.July30,whereweremaineduntil8p.m.,whenwereceivedorderstomarchbacktoourformercamp,wherewearestillencamped.Ihavethehonortobe,veryrespectfully,yourobedientservant,JAMESPATTON,Captain,Fifty-thirdPennsylvaniaVeteranVols.,Comdg.Regt.Lieut.J.WENDELMUFFLY,ActingAssistantAdjutant-General.