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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1854. (search)
mes when the question of raising such a colored regiment was discussed. The matter had been talked over between Major Copeland and Lieutenant Shaw, before mentioning it to James. He says:— Savage came to my tent, back of Headquarters at Strasburg. The tent was pitched on a delicious bit of greensward,—a rare sight in these days; and for a few moments we lay on the grass, enjoying the sky, the air, and the fragrance. Presently I began to describe our plan for a colored regiment, and ou to have seen his dearly loved Bob leading his determined and well-drilled command into the field of action. The following letter merits insertion as indicating his feeling on the same general subject. about four miles South of Strasburg, Virginia, Sunday, March 30, 1862. my dearest——, . . . . . The march was quiet and through the most lovely country, approaching the Shenandoah range and river. The next day, Sunday, we were to have gone as far as Goose Creek, wherever that ma
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1861. (search)
a more particular account of our fight. I will begin from last Friday afternoon. Our company, as you know, was guarding a railroad bridge about three miles from Strasburg. At a little after five o'clock, an orderly came down to us and said that the company guarding the bridge above us had been attacked by the enemy, and that a lahem were advancing on us. We got our company in line immediately, and took the best position we could find. After waiting about an hour, a regiment came up from Strasburg and reinforced the company above us. We then struck our tents and kept a strong guard all night. The next morning we were ordered back to our regiment. When we got to Strasburg we found the whole division had left an hour before for Winchester. After marching two hours as hard as we could, we caught up with them. Everything was in the greatest confusion. The train was all mixed up with the army, and it seemed impossible that we could ever get to Winchester. We marched along in th