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Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, Company E, 39th Massachusetts Infantry, in the Civil War.—(Ii.) (search)
ere all winter, and during the time the Confederates went around our rear twice and felt of our army, hut never molested us. Two incidents of that winter stand out in memory. The first occurred January 5, when seven Rebel soldiers, in wretched plight, found their way into our camp and surrendered. It is needless to say they were received hospitably and were allowed to fill up from Uncle Sam's rations. The other event, in marked contrast with this one, was a visit of inspection from General U. S. Grant February 8. Camp was broken up April 26, when we marched about a mile and set up our shelter tents. Here we remained until May 3. We were now having fine weather. At 12 o'clock that night we were ordered to pack up, and at 3 a. m., May 4, marched back to Stevensburg, where we joined our corps, the Fifth. (The First Corps had been consolidated with the Fifth some time before this.) At noon of that day we crossed the Rapidan, and halted about five miles south of the river, after
Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, Company E, 39th Massachusetts Infantry, in the Civil War.—(Iii.) (search)
m., and began one of those famous left-hand flank movements of General Grant's. We marched all night, and halted at 5 a. m. on May 8. At 6 eep. Lieutenant Dusseault has a very distinct remembrance of General Grant as he appeared on the first day of the Wilderness, May 5. It wr three men to the enemy's one. From May 4 to January 1, 1865, General Grant lost more than eighty-nine thousand men; General Lee had only noar of it all. The Union loss was about ten thousand men. Later General Grant acknowledged that the attack of Cold Harbor was a mistake. Jre, as the balance of our corps was some distance in the rear. General Grant behind us was rushing his whole army across the peninsula to thems as if we could have gone into Richmond just as well as not. But Grant was with us, and the countermand must have come from him.) June three men to the enemy's one. Who blundered? It is said that General Grant and General Meade did not take kindly to the plan from the firs
Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908, Index (search)
bons, Edward, 28. Gibbons-field, 26. 28, 29, 30, 31, 49. Gibbons River, 29. Giles, John B., 9, 41. Giles, John C., 6. 13, 14. Giles, J. Frank. 6. Giles, Joseph J., 10, 17, 19. Giles, Mary O., 10. Gilman. Charles E., 55. Gilmore, Mrs. Eunice (Giles), 6. Glass Works, The, 42. Glines, Edward, 74. Goble, Thomas, 28. Goodhue. Thomas, 8, 36. Goodhue, Mrs., Thomas, 9. Gooding, Edmund H., 12. Gooding. Samuel H., 12. Goose Creek, 20. Gorham, David, 58. Gossom,———, 5. Grant. General U. S., 45. 56, 57, 65, 66, 72. Gray, Rev., Francis, 4. Green,———, 73. Green, John, 28. Green, General, Nathaniel, 15. Greene, Colonel J. D., 41. Griffin,———, 57. Griffin, General, 45. Griffin, Theophilus, 8, Grimmons, Charles A., 74. Grissell, or Griswold, Francis, 28, 31. Griswold, Francis, 49. Griswold, Hannah, 31, 49. Griswold, Joseph, 49, 50. Griswold, Mary, 31. Grocers' Magazine, 3. Guild, Governor, 74. Guiness Station, 60. Hagarstown, Md.