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June, Wednesday, 24. 1863. Today a party of rebels came to one of the plantations not far away & burned the property there without cavalry we have no means of preventing this. Smoke seen from our camp. Still at work on the fortifications. Wrote a note to Genl Dennis

Thursday, 25. To day the rebels appeared in still larger numbers burning plantations & running off the negroes. Since men mounted on mules sent out were driven back & 3 or 4 captured & are in the killed & wounded Quite an alarm created. Men out in line. Wrote a note to Genl Ellet Col Raynes? & Col Smith retd with flag of truce. Rebels seen the morning this way Capt Green inspected troops here

Friday, 26. Genl Ellet came this morning & 4 gun boats. Men apprehensive of our danger exist below then we feel here. Genl Ellet by invitation attended dress parade with [Br?]] Genl Ellet Staff & a number officers Seem highly pleased Rebels seen in considerable force by a detachment sent out

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