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Wednesday June 22nd 8th Day of Siege "We lay in our rifle pits the 19th Marine is losing men all the time by sharpshooters. A little after noon the enemy opened a battery enfilading our pit. This battery is in a strong fort and a commanding position. I am still more disgusted with war. I wish this cruel war was over." Evening "Why have I felt so heavily for a few days? The enemy have broken the left flank of our line and remaining in the trenches too long I was taken prisoner. The skinning process so often described by returned prisoners was carried out to the letter. After we were well skinned we were taken to Petersburg and there lodged in an old brink building which was formerly used for God knows what. Of course there was not great rejoicing in town over the arrival of a few Yanks and some of our men tried to unclear favor of the rebs by abusing the government?. Those are the words of my diary. Now I will proceed to detail. On the 21st we