1862 July 3 Harrison's Landing, Va.

[from the diary of Samuel Johnson of the 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Artillery]


July 3rd

About ten A. M, Gen Mc Clellan commenced
to form his new line.  Shortly after, the rebs
who had followed close on our rear, opened
on us with a rifled battery, making some
excellent shots, but they could not dance long
to the music of the 100 pdrs from our Gun boats,
so they retired, and all became quiet again.
By 9. P. M. our line was formed.  Our battery is
now on piquet.  Cloudy, unpleasant and very
muddy.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 8493