Battle of Fair Oaks. Long before daylight our battery was brought in line of battle in front of the house in which General Sumner afterwards...

Fair Oaks. In line of battle since two o'clock A. M. The First Minnesota is fortifying our position. Cannonading going on near Mechanics...

The army is fortifying its line. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery , p. 45

Heavy rain storm. All the bridges over the Chickahominy destroyed. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode I...

Brisk fighting near Mechanicsville all day. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery ,...

Fair Oaks. Expiration of our first year in the service. Very quiet on the line. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Reg...

General Burns' brigade made a reconnoisance, in consequence of which a short fight took place. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of B...

The enemy made a severe attack on our position this morning. Bad conduct of Baxter's Zouaves. Generals Sedgwick and Gorman forced them t...

Fair Oaks. The rebels open on General Gorman's picket line, without inflicting any damage. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Batte...

Fair Oaks. Heavy rain. The enemy opened with artillery on General Smith's division, towards evening. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diar...

Fair Oaks. In line of battle since two o'clock A. M. An attack expected every moment. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A,...

Fair Oaks. Our whole line is fortifying stronger. Baxter's Zouaves are building breastworks of solid timber. Splendid moon nights. SOU...

Fair Oaks. We are in line of battle since three o'clock A. M. At five o'clock the enemy opened on our line with two Parrott guns, tw...

Fair Oaks. The First Minnesota were intrenching all day.  Very quiet  along the line. Great raid of Stuart's cavalry at White House Land...

Fair Oaks. Heavy firing in the direction of Fort Darling. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Lig...

Fair Oaks. General Sickles' brigade had a short engagement with the rebels. General McClellan passed the line towards evening. Heavy fir...

Heavy cannonading in the direction of Fort Darling. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Art...

Fair Oaks. General Porter's artillery had quite an engagement. In the afternoon the whole of the Second corps got ready for action. Our ...

Fair Oaks. The enemy lost nearly four hundred men in yesterday's engagement. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Re...

Fair Oaks. Heavy skirmishing along the whole line. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Arti...