Creek, and went into line of battle with First Brigade, First Division, Ninth Army Corps. June 1, was in action with the enemy. June 2, marched to Bethesda Church and participated in the action of that day and June 3. June 4, marched from Bethesda Church and reached Cold Harbor in the night of June 5. The battery remained at Cold Harbor in different positions from the 5th to the 12th of June.*

J. W. B. WRIGHT,

Captain Fourteenth Battery Massachusetts Volunteers.

Numbers 225. Report of Lieutenant John M. Deane, Twenty-ninth Massachusetts Infantry, of operations May 29-June 3.

HDQRS. TWENTY-NINTH MASS. VET. VOL. INFTY.,
Near Petersburg, Va., August 7, 1864.

SIR: In compliance with circular from headquarters First Brigade, First Division, Ninth Corps, of this date, I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the Twenty-ninth Regiment Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers, in the present campaign against Richmond.

FOURTH EPOCH.

The Twenty-ninth Regiment Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers joined the Army of the Potomac, near the Pamunkey River, May 29, 1864, from veteran furlough, having marched from Belle plain, Va., with a provisional brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General Lockwood, and was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps. June 1, the regiment was engaged near Bethesda Church, Va., losing 2 officers and 13 men of 9 officers and 100 men engaged. June 2 and 3, the regiment was engaged near Shady Grove Church, Va., loss during the two days, 3 men. On the afternoon of June 3 the regiment was transferred to the Ninth Corps and assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, of that corps.*

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN M. DEANE,

First Lieutenant and Adjutant, Commanding Regiment.

Lieutenant H. M. WARREN,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

Numbers 226. Reports of Colonel Elisha G. Marshall, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, commanding Provisional Brigade, of operations May 13 and June 2 and 3.

HDQRS. THIRD Brigadier, FIRST DIV., NINTH ARMY CORPS,
June 18, 1864.

ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, NINTH ARMY CORPS:

SIR: I take the liberty of sending you direct two reports of engagements of my brigade. My excuse for so doing is that Major-

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*For continuation of report, see Vol. XL, Part I.

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