Washington D.C. July 28" 1864
. at 2 1/2 P.M. got off the vessel at dark and passed the night on the side walk around the arsenal. Officers as well as enlisted men. 
Friday 29" 
At 4 A.M. we took up our line of march through the city passed by the Capitol - through Georgetown and 2 miles above where we went into camp, to await further orders.
 Saturday 30"
 Moved camp at 8 A.M. one mile up the Potomac, at 7 P.M. broke up camp and marched through Washington to the Depot and bivouaced on the pavement for the night.
 Sunday 31st At 2 A.M. got on freight cars for Baltimore changed direction at the Relay House and arrived at Monocacy at dark got off the cars and bivouaced for the night. 
Monocacy Monday Aug 1st" 
Lay in camp all day. Rebels have burned Chambersburg Pa. Great excitement throughout the North - Gold 258. Heavy fighting daily at Petersburg and at Atlanta Ga.
Tuesday 2nd
 Our Regt on picket last night. It is reported that the reb's have left Pa.
