regiment again moved into its old position on the road south of the Chancellorsville house, where it remained under heavy fire of artillery and musketry, and in the afternoon our right flank was turned, and the Union army was soon forced back in the direction of the river, at Bank's ford. When the Twenty-ninth fell back the rebels were in possession of the Chancellor house, and there were not one hundred Union soldiers in sight. The army fell back about one mile and a half, filling the woods and the road leading to Banks' ford. Here it took a strong position and threw up a line of works and remained until May 6th, when, after being on arms all night, it marched at 6 A. M., crossed the river at Banks' ford, and camped for the night.
During the three days' fight the Twenty-ninth regiment lost quite heavily; the killed were four, wounded forty-two, and prisoners twenty-five.
In this action the rebel loss was officially reported in killed, wounded, and missing, as upward of 10,000 men, while the Union loss was about the same. The rebel loss in killed and wounded was greater than ours, in addition to which they lost one of their ablest generals.
May 7th, marched at 6:30 A. M. It rained hard all day. We passed Hartwood church, Staffordshire, and went into camp near Aqua creek, and here it remained until June 3d, when the regiment moved to the south about one mile, and engaged in the construction of two small forts.
Early on the morning of June 13th, we received orders to march. Tents were struck, but it was not until late in the afternoon that we moved, and then marched during the whole night, reaching Dumfries after daylight on the morning of the 14th.
15th, march at 4 A. M. Halted on the north bank of
