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Aquia Creek (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
. The Second Army Corps of Sumner was the last to leave the Peninsula. The rest of two days had done much toward recuperating the men, and on Monday morning, August 25, the Third Brigade embarked on the transport Atlantic and were taken to Aquia Creek, stopping a few hours at Fortress Monroe, where the men had an opportunity to inspect the big guns. The trip on the transport was a lively one. There were 100 officers in the cabin and 2000 men wherever they could find place to stand. The tad and a barrel of sugar was served out and, so hungry were they, that many made themselves ill by eating too much. Beside the Nineteenth Massachusetts there was on board the Forty-Second and Fifty-Ninth New York regiments. On August 27, Aquia Creek was reached and at 4 P. M. the regiment landed at Alexandria, hungry and dejected, and in ill humor with everything and everybody. This was not diminished any when the men were laughed at by a new Massachusetts regiment which was just going t
Muddy Branch, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
quarters, 19TH Regt. Mass. Vols. Camp near Alexandria, Va., August 29TH, 1862. To His Excellency, John A. Andrew, Governor of Massachusetts, Sir: The condition of this regiment requires three hundred and thirty-two (332) men to fill it to the standard. I respectfully request that number of men may be forwarded as speedily as possible. Very respectfully, A. F. Devereux, Lieut. Col. Commanding. On the bottom of this letter was written the following: Headquarters near Muddy Branch, Md. September 7TH, 1862. Governor: The above mentioned number of recruits are required to fill our regiment to maximum on paper, but six hundred recruits will be required to fill it to the maximum in the field, as we have a large number absent (wounded, sick, etc.,) who will never rejoin us. E. W. Hinks, Colonel, 19th Mass. Vols. Fresh from the trials of the Chickahominy and the Seven Days Retreat, the men of the Nineteenth were a rough looking lot. The contrast between them and
Chantilly (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
for the enemy to appear. As none came, he resumed the march for Fairfax Court House, arriving there on the next morning at daybreak, the men having by that time marched 63 miles in 64 consecutive hours, 24 of which had been in drenching rain. The regiment was left at Fairfax Court House, an extremely exposed point, to avert a threatened attack from the enemy's cavalry, while the rest of the brigade hurried on to Germantown, where they arrived just in time to participate in the fight at Chantilly, which took place during a terrible thunderstorm. But it was too late. In the dire moment they came upon a lost field. Although finally defeated, the troops were able to maintain their position until after dark and then orders were given for the march of the entire army back to the fortifications of Washington. On Monday, Sept. 1, the Union Army, falling back to Washington, entered Fairfax Court House. Porter's, Sigels' and Sumner's corps marched to Chain Bridge by the Flint Hill a
Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
a halt of a few hours was made and some of the men took advantage of the delay to go swimming. March was resumed and in the afternoon the regiment went into camp by the side of a mill pond. Unlike the previous march, up the peninsula, when private property was rigidly respected, now every pig, hen or animal that could be carried or could be found useful was taken along. Cornfields were stripped and orchards were cleaned out. On the following day at noon the regiment passed through Williamsburg, a city which, in times of peace, was said to contain about 6,000 inhabitants. Passing William and Mary College and the rebel fortifications and the battlefield of the 5th of May, the line was kept moving until the Warwick river was reached, when it went into camp for the night. The march on the following day brought them, at 4 o'clock, to near the York river, about a mile above Yorktown where camp was made. The first thing after breaking ranks was a rush for the river and in a few m
York (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
aken along. Cornfields were stripped and orchards were cleaned out. On the following day at noon the regiment passed through Williamsburg, a city which, in times of peace, was said to contain about 6,000 inhabitants. Passing William and Mary College and the rebel fortifications and the battlefield of the 5th of May, the line was kept moving until the Warwick river was reached, when it went into camp for the night. The march on the following day brought them, at 4 o'clock, to near the York river, about a mile above Yorktown where camp was made. The first thing after breaking ranks was a rush for the river and in a few minutes there were thousands of men enjoying a bath in the cool waters and fishing for oysters at the same time. It was a glorious treat to wash off the accumulation of dust, and it made a great change in the complexions of the men. Going into the water with faces like dirty Mongolians, they came out Caucasians. Oysters and quahaugs were plentiful and the men en
Yorktown (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
egiment. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the regiment fell in, ready for the march, but the final orders did not arrive until nine o'clock the following morning. The regiment bivouacked on the parade ground during the night and the march for Yorktown was begun at 9.00 A. M. The troops went by one route and the wagon trains by another. These trains extended a distance of 40 miles in a single line. The march down the Peninsula, as a whole, was not hard, although the dust was so thick that ons and the battlefield of the 5th of May, the line was kept moving until the Warwick river was reached, when it went into camp for the night. The march on the following day brought them, at 4 o'clock, to near the York river, about a mile above Yorktown where camp was made. The first thing after breaking ranks was a rush for the river and in a few minutes there were thousands of men enjoying a bath in the cool waters and fishing for oysters at the same time. It was a glorious treat to wash
Cumberland, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
May over the same road, which instead of being of mud ankle deep was now dry and dusty. On the following day, August 22, Newport News was reached at 11 o'clock. The last few miles of the journey had been marched through rain, which fell in torrents and the men were thoroughly soaked through, but in a few hours the sun came out and dried them off. Here, again, they feasted on shell fish. During Saturday and Sunday the regiment lay in camp and from its position the masts of the sunken Cumberland could be seen in the roadstead. At this point Lieut. Hume, of Company K, who had returned from Richmond as an exchanged prisoner, made his appearance at the regimental camp and received a hearty greeting. Col. Hinks first assigned him into Company B, but as he desired to be with his comrades of Company K it was made possible by placing Second Lieut. Newcomb, who had been given his (Hume's) position, in Company C. Newcomb found there in Capt. Bachelder, Harvard 1859, a kindred spirit a
Tennallytown (United States) (search for this): chapter 16
ear Fort Ethan Allen, which the men had an opportunity to inspect. Dana's Brigade, Col. Hinks commanding, was ordered at noon of that day, however, to march to Tenallytown, ten miles distant. Men fell by the way from fatigue and hunger, for since leaving Harrison's Landing they had received only one ration other than coffee and hys Retreat, the men of the Nineteenth were a rough looking lot. The contrast between them and the neatly dressed, spick and span three-months men in garrison at Tenallytown was great. As the Nineteenth stopped at this town, one of the ninetyday men asked Who's that fellow? pointing to Lieut. James G. C. Dodge, of Company F, who ugh customer to meet in the woods alone. (Those who knew Lieut. Dodge's 5 feet 3 inches best will appreciate this remark most.) The command had just reached Tenallytown when orders were received to join Dana's Brigade at Centreville immediately and assist Gen. Pope. This meant another long march, but the men were in such an ex
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
of Company F, Capt. Charles U. Devereux, of Company H and Second Lieut. Fred F. Crofts, of Company I, were absent in Massachusetts, suffering from wounds, and Major Wass had not yet returned. First Lieut. Oliver F. Briggs was the acting regimentd, and in ill humor with everything and everybody. This was not diminished any when the men were laughed at by a new Massachusetts regiment which was just going to the front. Many of the new ones were heard to complain because they had received no letter gives an idea of the condition of the organization at this time,—just one year from the day the regiment left Massachusetts: Headquarters, 19TH Regt. Mass. Vols. Camp near Alexandria, Va., August 29TH, 1862. To His Excellency, John A. Andrew, Governor of Massachusetts, Sir: The condition of this regiment requires three hundred and thirty-two (332) men to fill it to the standard. I respectfully request that number of men may be forwarded as speedily as possible. Very respe
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
Chapter 16: the march down the Peninsula. On the 16th of August the order to pack up was received and the baggage was sent down the river to Fortress Monroe. The train of the Third Brigade, Second Division, Second Corps was placed in charge of Lieut. John P. Reynolds, Jr., and Lieut. John G. B. Adams of the Nineteenth Massacune 25 and July 1, were languishing in Libby Prison. The embarkation of the army from the Peninsula took place from three points, simultaneously,—Yorktown, Fortress Monroe and Newport News. Every conceivable thing that would float was brought into requisition,—steamers, transports, ferry boats, tugs, schooners, barges, flatboaterating the men, and on Monday morning, August 25, the Third Brigade embarked on the transport Atlantic and were taken to Aquia Creek, stopping a few hours at Fortress Monroe, where the men had an opportunity to inspect the big guns. The trip on the transport was a lively one. There were 100 officers in the cabin and 2000 men whe
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