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Fannie A. Beers, Memories: a record of personal exeperience and adventure during four years of war., Part I. (search)
le of Manassas was countermanded on account of a movement of the enemy which resulted in the affair at Bethel Church. They remained upon the Peninsula under General McGruder, who was successfully holding McClellan in check by appearing at every point assailed by the Federals. The forces under General McGruder were the only obsGeneral McGruder were the only obstacle in McClellan's road to Richmond. Under these circumstances, McGruder, with superb rashness, threw out his whole force as skirmishers, along a line of nine or ten miles. The Dreaux Battalion bore a conspicuous part in all the operations of this campaign. Later, the battalion went into winter quarters. Because I wish McGruder, with superb rashness, threw out his whole force as skirmishers, along a line of nine or ten miles. The Dreaux Battalion bore a conspicuous part in all the operations of this campaign. Later, the battalion went into winter quarters. Because I wish to contrast the condition of these men during the first part of their service and when, later, they encountered inconceivable hardships and deprivations, I will here give entire a letter from one of the battalion, kindly placed at my disposal, describing the house-warming which was given when they moved into winter quarters on the
Fannie A. Beers, Memories: a record of personal exeperience and adventure during four years of war., chapter 4 (search)
colded the poor dog, crying shame on him wherever he appeared, until he got a habit of slinking out of sight. Before the broken arm was quite well, little Wally grew very ill of typhoid fever, so ill that his papa was sent for, for it seemed that he must die. Beauregard attached himself very closely to my husband, rarely leaving his side. When his new master returned to camp, I went down to the boat to see him off. The dog followed us. The boat was crowded with soldiers going to reinforce McGruder, so I did not go on board, but when ready to return discovered that Beau was missing. The first letter from my husband announced that the dog had followed his master on the boat, where he must have hidden, for his presence was not discovered until some time after the boat had left the wharf. In camp he became a terrible nuisance. No matter how securely he was tied, the dog always managed to escape and attend the drill. Here he would sometimes sit down and gravely watch the proceedings, c