Our Campaigns: Or, The Marches, Bivouacs, Battles, Incidents of Camp Life and History of Our Regiment During Its Three Years Term of ServiceJ.E. Potter, 1865 - 354 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 48
Page 33
... wagons . This duty is always disliked by soldiers , as in fact all work is , but as they marched out , with their im- plements at a " shoulder , " it was with the mock ceremony of troops leaving for " the sacred soil of Virginia , " and ...
... wagons . This duty is always disliked by soldiers , as in fact all work is , but as they marched out , with their im- plements at a " shoulder , " it was with the mock ceremony of troops leaving for " the sacred soil of Virginia , " and ...
Page 51
... wagons were passing through the barn yard one of them upset , which was fol- lowed by considerable noise , occasioned by the braying of mules , and the shouting and cursing of the teamsters . The colonel went to the house to procure a ...
... wagons were passing through the barn yard one of them upset , which was fol- lowed by considerable noise , occasioned by the braying of mules , and the shouting and cursing of the teamsters . The colonel went to the house to procure a ...
Page 52
... wagon communication between the two shores , are the fords above and below the piers . About two weeks back , the rebels brought an old iron twelve- pounder cannon that had its muzzle knocked off , and was fastened with chains to the ...
... wagon communication between the two shores , are the fords above and below the piers . About two weeks back , the rebels brought an old iron twelve- pounder cannon that had its muzzle knocked off , and was fastened with chains to the ...
Page 54
... wagons , the falling in of the men , their cheers and songs , inter- mingled with the strains of martial music , the shouts and curses of the drivers , the braying of mules , the galloping to and fro of orderlies and aids , the rattling ...
... wagons , the falling in of the men , their cheers and songs , inter- mingled with the strains of martial music , the shouts and curses of the drivers , the braying of mules , the galloping to and fro of orderlies and aids , the rattling ...
Page 55
... wagons come up . We passed through Petersville , a small village where a secession flag had lately been ' flying ; but the old flag of our hearts now floated in its stead . In the afternoon we passed through Jefferson , as pretty a ...
... wagons come up . We passed through Petersville , a small village where a secession flag had lately been ' flying ; but the old flag of our hearts now floated in its stead . In the afternoon we passed through Jefferson , as pretty a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afternoon army arrived artillery attack bank battery bivouacked boys bridge Bucktails Bull Run camp Captain captured cavalry Centreville Charles Chickahominy Colonel Colonel McCandless column command commenced Company Corps Court House creek crossed discharged for disability division Drainesville eight encamped enemy enemy's field Fitz John Porter flag flank force Ford Fredericksburg front gallant George Glendale ground guard guns halted Hill Honorably discharged hundred infantry Invalid Corps James John June June 26 Keedysville Killed laid large number line of battle loss Malvern Hill marched McCall McClellan Meade Mechanicsville ment miles morning moved night noon o'clock occupied officers opened ordered passed Pennsylvania Reserves picket pike Porter position Potomac railroad Rappahannock rear received Reënlisted regiment Reynolds Richmond river road round shot Second Lieutenant sent Sergeant Sharpsburg skirmishers soldiers soon Spottsylvania Court House Station Thomas thousand tion took troops wagons Warrenton Washington William William McCandless woods Woodward
Popular passages
Page 25 - We too are citizens of America. Carolina is one of these proud States; her arms have defended, her best blood has cemented, this happy Union. And then add, if you can, without horror and remorse, This happy Union we will dissolve; this picture of peace and prosperity we will deface; this free intercourse we will interrupt; these fertile fields we will deluge with blood; the protection of that glorious flag we renounce; the very name of Americans we discard.
Page 83 - ... results would be confined to the possession of the field of battle, the evacuation of the line of the upper Potomac by the enemy, and the moral effect of the victory ; important results, it is true, but not decisive of the war, nor securing the destruction of the enemy's main army, for he could fall back upon other positions, and fight us again and again, should the condition of his troops permit.
Page 26 - Its destroyers you cannot be. You may disturb its peace, you may interrupt the course of its prosperity, you may cloud its reputation for stability; but its tranquillity will be restored, its prosperity will return, and the stain upon its national character will be transferred and remain an eternal blot on the memory of those who caused the disorder.
Page 98 - Shields's division, you will move upon Richmond by the general route of the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad, co-operating with the forces under General McClellan, now threatening Richmond from the line of the Pamunkey and York rivers. " While seeking to establish as soon as possible a communication between your left wing and the right wing of General McClellan...
Page 25 - Declare that you will never take the field unless the star-spangled banner of your country shall float over you; that you will not be stigmatized when dead, and dishonored and scorned while you live, as the authors of the first attack on the constitution of your country. Its destroyers you cannot be.
Page 202 - The ground in front of this line consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was posted, and their reserves, hidden from view by the hills on which their line of battle was formed, could manoeuvre unobserved by our army, and from the shortness of their line, could rapidly reinforce any point threatened by our attack.
Page 24 - In pursuance of .this original plan of the leaders of the rebellion, the capture of Washington has been continually had in view, not merely for the sake of its public buildings, as the capital of the Confederacy, but as the necessary preliminary to the absorption of the Border States, and for the moral effect in the eyes of Europe of possessing the metropolis of the Union.
Page 154 - The enemy were unable, by their utmost efforts, to drive us from any field. Never did such a change of base, involving a retrograde movement, and under incessant attacks from a most determined and vastly more numerous foe, partake so little of disorder.
Page 313 - We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners by battle, while he has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I PROPOSE TO FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE IF IT TAKES ALL SUMMER.
Page 160 - Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac: — Your achievements of the last ten days have illustrated the valor and endurance of the American soldier. Attacked by superior forces, and without hope of reinforcements, you have succeeded in changing your base of operations by a flank movement, always regarded as the most hazardous of military expedients. You have saved all your material, all your trains and all your guns, except a few lost in battle, taking in return guns and colors from the enemy. Upon...