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2 P. M. - Called away this morning by drill I resume this afternoon, but it is very warm too much so for comfort. Evidences of a movement of some kind multiply; all those unable to march being ordered sent away by tomorrow morning. They are felling all the trees around us, for a distance of three miles in front of the fortifications so that our cannons can have free range. It is barely possible that our division may be left to hold the fortifications. So it seems that the grand army of the Potomac has met with another halt in its "on to Richmond" but we have encouraging news from Banks and Grant, but there always seems to be a hitch