_Sunday, May 10._--The weather is pleasant. The ringing of bells, and the singing in the churches of Fredericksburg, can be heard plainly on this side of the river. People are walking in the streets just as usual. We are exchanging words with the rebel videttes across the river.
_Monday, May 11._--Opposite Fredericksburg. Bands are playing in the rebel camps. Some of their regiments are in parade line,--having muster by all appearances.
_Thursday, May 14._--Corporals Stephen M. Greene and William Rider left on ten days furlough. A one hundred pounder Parrott gun arrived from Washington, by way of Aquia Creek. A heavy thunder-shower.
_Friday, May 15._--The battery received a number of recruits from Battery G, Rhode Island, and from some of the infantry regiments.
_Monday, May 18._--Opposite Fredericksburg. We commenced to build summer shades.
_Wednesday, May 20._--We had to furnish one corporal and three privates as headquarters guard for the artillery brigade, to-day.
_Sunday, May 24._--The news of General Grant's victory on the Big Black river in Mississippi, were read in line.
_Monday, May 25._--Corporals Greene and Rider returned from Rhode Island.
_Tuesday, May 26._--Bill Drape mistook this day for Thanksgiving, living in such grand style.
_Wednesday, May 27._--French's division marched to Kelly's Ford in great haste.
_Saturday, May 30._--We were paid off for two months service.
_Sunday, May 31._--Great excitement prevailed this morning. We were roused at half-past three o'clock, and the battery hitched up. Battery A, Fourth Regulars, went in position instantly. The Thirty-fourth New York infantry formed as support for our battery. But nothing happened; everything quiet in the afternoon.
_Monday, June 1._--At four o'clock P. M. the battery had to be hitched up again.
_Tuesday, June 2._--New shelter tents were distributed. This afternoon we had division drill, under Generals Hancock and Gibbons.
_Thursday, June 4._--Order to be ready to march at a minute's notice.
_Friday, June 5._--Left our camp near the river, establishing another near General Hancock's headquarters, two miles from the depot. Five o'clock P. M.--a fight is going on near the Lacy gas works. Our battery opened on Fredericksburg. The Sixth corps crossed the river on pontoons, and took the first line of rifle-pits, making some prisoners. Fighting kept on till seven o'clock, P. M. From our camp the flash of the batteries could plainly be seen.