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A temporary halt was made at Blackburn's Ford and then the march was resumed for a short distance toward Centreville where the regiment occupied some deserted earthworks on the position occupied by the Union troops in the first Bull Run Battle. Lee, having been foiled in the object of his grand march, began his retreat toward the Rapidan, and on October 19th, the regiment again started South toward the position it had abandoned seven days before. The march was very slow, to keep pace with tin front and at half past 8 the men were informed that the proposed assault had been abandoned. General Warren, ordered to assault at 4 A. M. had taken the responsibility of delay until he could represent to General Meade the enormous strength of Lee's works in front, the impossibility of carrying them with any force at his disposal, and the terrible loss which must ensue. The Nineteenth Massachusetts moved a little farther into the woods and it was but a very few minutes before fires were
nd the Army of the Potomac in person. This belief was a patent influence on the re-enlistments. We believed that his coming would inaugurate a new era in the movements of the army and that there would be no more running up and striking a blow at Lee and then skulking back toward Washington. We reasoned thus: our time will not be up until the 28th of next August, the campaign will be opened early in the spring, we are near the rebel lines of fortifications—one or two day's march will bring uss. Co. D.Benjamin W. Russell, First Sergeant. Charles P. Welch, Sergeant. Charles K. Hills, Corporal. Joshua Kendall, Musician. Ira Weston, Wagoner. John Brill. Clarence P. Crane. John Cavanaugh. Erastus Cousins. William Heffron. Henry Lee. John Moses. Nathan Walden. Co. E.Samuel E. Viall, First Sergeant. Daniel Corrigan, Sergeant. James Clark, Sergeant. Phillip Dunn, Sergeant. Terrence Gormley, Corporal. Timothy Leary, Wagoner. James Allen. John C. Howe. John F. Jorda
........................................... 104, 108 Leahy, Thomas,..................................................... 188 Leary, Timothy,.................................................. 144, 286 LeBaines, Lieutenant,.................................. 30 LeCain, William H.,........................................... 5, 8, 20, 43 Lee, Colonel,............................................... 21, 23, 35, 148 Lee, David,..............................................4, 8, 98, 105, 112 Lee, Henry,.......................................................... 286 Lee, John,................................................ 286, 329, 348, 359 Lee, S. S.,........................................................ 352 Leesboro,........................................................... 15 Lees Mills,...................................................... 58 Leesburg,....................................................... 28, 31, 156 Leonard, Michael,..................................