Rations of forage and commissary. Marched about 8. Went by the
9th Corps. Maj. Seward, Meeks, Thede and I rode over to Wilcox's Div. and saw
Reeve Spencer. Went up to the line and saw the 60th Ohio. Got popped at twice
by sharpshooters, and were careful too. Took dinner with Reeve. Our works
strong but rebel works full as strong and occupying more commanding ground and
much of the ground in rear of our 1st line. Sharpshooters doing much damage.
About 20 hit each day in the Div. Interested in the heavy works taken by the 18th
Corps and by the Darkies. Saw quite an artillery duel between a heavy battery
on our side and reb battery on the other side of Appomattox. Petersburg in
plain view. Splendid time. Rode down to City Point and thence to Light House
Point where we found our corps, about 200 2nd O. V. V. C. quite encouraging. The
Detachments came down behind us.
SOURCE: Frances Andrews Tenney, War Diary Of Luman
Harris Tenney, p. 123
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