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John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 10: (search)
enough to believe our organization composed of men who lacked only the opportunity to show that neither Massachusetts nor any other state had sons who would contend more manfully in the cause. Gen. Meade's address to the army, informing them of the movement about to begin, enforcing the tremendous issues involved and urging to heroic sacrifices for country and home, was read at evening roll-call to a hushed audience who felt that for them those earnest words were weighty with meaning. Capt. Sleeper also addressed a few words to the men, stating the probable magnitude of the campaign before us, and impressing upon us the necessity of remaining at our posts. Whatever might befall individuals, we were to stand fast, ready for any order. The advance to the Rapidan was to be made in two columns. The right column, consisting of the Fifth and Sixth corps, was to cross at Germania Ford, Also called Germanna, this being the original name. So named from a colony of Germans that came