Monday, May 23, 2011

1862 May 22

To day Gen Bartletts brigade, a squadron
of the 1st N.Y. cavalry, a section of battery
D, 2nd U.S. and one of our batteries were sent
out to the Chickahominy on a reconnoisance
The cavalry lost two men. During the
afternoon a very heavy thunder shower
came up, and for one hour the rain
fell in a perfect torrent. warm and
peasant

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