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diff --git a/old/68232-0.txt b/old/68232-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index fd8e0ec..0000000 --- a/old/68232-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11678 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg eBook of The story of the Thirty-Third N. Y. S. -Vols, by David W. Judd - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The story of the Thirty-Third N. Y. S. Vols - or two years campaigning in Virginia and Maryland - -Author: David W. Judd - -Illustrator: L. C. Mix - -Release Date: June 4, 2022 [eBook #68232] - -Language: English - -Produced by: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at - https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images - generously made available by The Internet Archive) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF THE THIRTY-THIRD -N. Y. S. VOLS *** - - - - - - -[Illustration: _R. F. Taylor_ - -_Col. 33d N.Y.S. Vols_] - - - - -[Illustration: THE TWO YEARS CAMPAIGN OF THE 33d. N.Y. Vols. - -Col. R. F. Taylor. - -THE UNION NOW AND FOREVER.] - - - - - THE STORY OF THE - THIRTY-THIRD N. Y. S. VOLS: - OR - TWO YEARS CAMPAIGNING - IN - VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. - - BY DAVID W. JUDD, - (Correspondent of the New York Times.) - - Illustrations from Drawings by Lieut. L. C. Mix. - - ROCHESTER: - BENTON & ANDREWS, 29 BUFFALO STREET. - 1864. - - - - -PREFACE. - - -This volume does not propose to review the causes, rise and progress of -the unhappy civil strife, which for more than two years has rent our -land; neither is it designed to describe all the operations which have -marked the war in the single department of Virginia and Maryland. - -It aims merely, as the title page indicates, at giving a narrative of -one of the many Regiments which the Empire State has sent into the -field, together with a description of the various campaigns in which it -participated. - -Nor should it be inferred, from the embodying of their experience in book -form, that the soldiers of the 33d esteem their services more worthy of -notice than those of numerous other Regiments. The work has its origin -in the general desire expressed on the part of the members and friends -of the command to have the scenes and incidents connected with its two -years’ history collected and preserved in readable shape—valuable for -future reference—interesting as a souvenir of the times. - -The plan, as will readily be seen, comprises separate sketches of each -company until merged into the Regiment; the regimental history from the -period of its organization at Elmira, in May, 1861, until its return from -the war, May, 1863; brief biographies of the various officers, and muster -rolls of the men. - -Such facts as did not come under the personal observation of the writer, -have been derived from the statements and reports of Division and Brigade -Generals, and other sources. Owing to the confusion consequent upon the -death, disease and desertion attending a two years’ campaign of nearly -one thousand men, some of the members may find themselves incorrectly -“accounted for.” - -A double interest attaches to the numerous engravings which embellish the -volume, from the fact that instead of being gotten up to order, they were -“drawn on the spot” by a skilful artist—an officer of the Regiment—who -participated in all the scenes through which it passed. They constitute -in themselves a pictorial history of the first two years of the Eastern -campaigns. - - - - -TABLE OF CONTENTS. - - - CHAPTER I. - - Patriotism of Central New York.—Determination of the People to - put down the Rebellion.—Raising of Troops.—Organization of the - various Companies of the 33d New York Regiment, 13 - - CHAPTER II. - - Elmira a Place of Rendezvous.—Arrival of Troops.—Organization - of the Thirty-third.—A Beef Incident.—Presentation of a - Flag.—Mustering into the United States Service, 30 - - CHAPTER III. - - Departure for Washington.—Patriotism of the Williamsport - Ladies.—Arrival at the Capital.—Camp Granger.—Destroying a - Liquor Establishment.—“Cleaning-out” a Clam Peddler.—Review by - Governor Morgan.—First Death in the Regiment.—First Battle of - Bull Run.—Changes among the Officers, 39 - - CHAPTER IV. - - Removal to Vicinity of Chain Bridge.—Upsetting of - Ambulances.—The Regiment Brigaded.—Frequent Alarms and - Reconnoissances.—Reviewed by General McClellan.—Crossing - of the Potomac.—Forts Marcy and Ethan Allen.—Formation of - Divisions.—Colonel Stevens.—First Skirmish with the Enemy - at Lewinsville Camp.—General Brooks.—General Davidson.—The - Seventy-seventh New York added to the Brigade.—A Novel - Wedding in Camp.—Circulating a Temperance Pledge.—Battle of - Drainesville, 45 - - CHAPTER V. - - Grand Review of the Army, at Bailey’s Cross-Roads.—Pleasant - Acquaintances formed.—Changes and Deaths at Camp - Griffin.—Dissatisfaction at the General Inactivity.—President’s - War Orders.—Gen. McClellan’s Plans and Correspondence with the - President, 60 - - CHAPTER VI. - - Advance of the Army of the Potomac.—The Thirty-third taking - up the line of march.—Flint Hill.—General McClellan decides - to move on Richmond by way of the Peninsula.—Embarkation of - the Thirty-third at Alexandria.—Embarkation Scene.—Mount - Vernon.—The Monitor.—Arrival at Fortress Monroe.—Agreeable - change of the climate.—Hampton.—Reconnoissance to Watt’s - Creek.—Rebel Epistolary Literature.—Bathers shelled by the - rebel gunboat Teaser.—Building a Redoubt, 56 - - CHAPTER VII. - - Continued Arrival of Troops.—Advance of the Army of the - Peninsula.—Arrival of the Regiment at Young’s Mills.—An - Aged Contraband.—Lee’s Mills.—The Various Companies of - the Thirty-third ordered to the Front.—Caisson struck - by a rebel Ball.—Continued Firing of the Enemy.—Falling - back of the National Forces.—Heavy Rain Storm.—The Beef - Brigade.—Enemy’s Fortifications.—Troublesome Insects.—Night - Skirmishing.—Celerity of the Paymaster’s Movements.—Evacuation - of Yorktown.—Early information of the fact brought to Col. - Corning by Contrabands.—The Rebel Works taken possession of, 76 - - CHAPTER VIII. - - Battle of Williamsburg, 82 - - CHAPTER IX. - - Williamsburg.—Condition of the Roads.—Pamunkey - River.—Contrabands.—Arrival of General Franklin, 94 - - CHAPTER X. - - Battle of Mechanicsville, 103 - - CHAPTER XI. - - “Gaines’ Farm.”—Liberty Hall.—Battle of Seven Pines.—Fair - Oaks.—Rapid rise of the Chickahominy.—The Gaines Estate.—An - aged Negro.—Golden’s Farm.—Camp Lincoln.—Letter from an - Officer, 109 - - CHAPTER XII. - - Proximity to the Rebels.—Colonel Taylor fired at by a - Sharpshooter.—Picket Skirmishing.—Building a Bridge.—Position - of Affairs.—General McClellan Reconnoitring.—He writes - to the President.—Lee’s Plans.—Second Battle of - Mechanicsville.—Shelling the Thirty-third’s Camp.—Battle of - Gaines’ Farm.—A Retreat to the James decided upon, 118 - - CHAPTER XIII. - - Battle of Golden’s Farm, 127 - - CHAPTER XIV. - - The Retreat Commenced.—The Thirty-third one of the last - Regiments to Leave.—Savage’s Station.—Destruction of - Property.—General Davidson Sun-struck, 134 - - CHAPTER XV. - - A Tedious Night March.—White Oak Swamp.—Sudden Attack by the - Enemy.—Narrow Escape of General Smith.—A Cowardly Colonel, 142 - - CHAPTER XVI. - - The Enemy Out-generaled.—Arrival at Malvern Hills.—The - Thirty-third assigned to Picket Duty.—Battle of - Malvern.—Arrival at Harrison’s Landing.—General McClellan’s - Address.—Building a Fort.—Slashing Timber, 148 - - CHAPTER XVII. - - Arrival of Reinforcements.—Visit of President Lincoln.—Attack - by the Enemy.—Reconnoissance to Malvern Hills.—A Deserter - drummed out of Camp.—A change of base decided upon.—Return - March to Fortress Monroe.—Scenes by the way, 159 - - CHAPTER XVIII. - - Abandonment of the Peninsula.—Arrival at Acquia - Creek.—Disembarkation at Alexandria.—Pope’s Operations.—Death - of Generals Stevens and Kearney.—Retreat to the - Fortifications.—Responsibility for the Disaster.—Fitz-John - Porter, 165 - - CHAPTER XIX. - - General McClellan Restored to Command.—Re-organization of - the Army.—Advance of the Enemy into Maryland.—March from - Washington.—Battle of Crampton’s Pass.—Harper’s Ferry - Surrendered, 176 - - CHAPTER XX. - - The Battle of Antietam, 184 - - CHAPTER XXI. - - Appearance of the Field after the strife.—Union Losses - and Captures.—Bravery of the Raw Levies.—The Thirty-third - complimented by the Brigade Commander, 196 - - CHAPTER XXII. - - Pennsylvania Militia.—Visit of the President.—Beautiful Scenery - along the Potomac.—Harper’s Ferry.—“Jefferson’s Rock.”, 202 - - CHAPTER XXIII. - - Hagerstown.—Martinsburg.—A New Campaign.—Return of Colonel - Taylor.—Crossing the river at Berlin.—Appearance of the - Country.—Loyal Quakers.—Removal of General McClellan.—His - Farewell Address.—Causes of his Popularity, 207 - - CHAPTER XXIV. - - Gen. McClellan’s Departure.—Gen. Burnside’s Address.—March - to Fredericksburg.—Reasons for choosing this Route.—Randolph - Estate.—Failure of the Pontoons to Arrive.—Stafford Court - House.—The Thirty-third preparing Winter Quarters.—Scouting - Parties.—The Ashby Family, 218 - - CHAPTER XXV. - - Completion of the Potomac Creek Bridge.—An interesting relic of - Virginia Aristocracy.—General Burnside determines to cross the - river.—March of the Sixth Corps.—White-Oak Church, 228 - - CHAPTER XXVI. - - Laying of the Bridges.—A solemn scene.—Bombardment of - Fredericksburg.—Gallantry of the Seventh Michigan and other - Regiments.—Crossing of the left Grand Division, 236 - - CHAPTER XXVII. - - Battle of Fredericksburg, 243 - - CHAPTER XXVIII. - - Events succeeding the Battle.—A North Carolina Deserter.—The - Bernard Estate.—Re-crossing the River.—The Thirty-third in - its Old Camp.—Families on the Picket Line.—A Courageous - Female.—Changes in the Regiment, 251 - - CHAPTER XXIX. - - Another Advance.—The Army stalled in mud.—Removal of General - Burnside.—General Hooker succeeds him.—Character of the two - men.—General Franklin relieved, and General Smith transferred - to the 9th Army Corps.—His Parting Address.—Colonel Taylor - assigned to a Brigade.—A Contraband Prayer Meeting.—Sanitary - Condition of the Army, 261 - - CHAPTER XXX. - - Splendid Condition of the Army.—Gen. Hooker’s Programme.—A - Forward Movement.—Battles of Chancellorsville and - Vicinity.—Jackson turns Hooker’s Right Wing.—Operations - below Fredericksburg.—Strategy.—Address from the Commanding - General.—The Washington Estate.—Crossing the Rappahannock, 276 - - CHAPTER XXXI. - - The Storming of Fredericksburg Heights, 290 - - CHAPTER XXXII. - - Battles of Salem Heights, 302 - - CHAPTER XXXIII. - - Gen. Stoneman’s Expedition Successful.—Reasons for the Campaign - proving a Failure.—Death of Jackson.—His Character.—Gen. - Neill’s Report, 315 - - CHAPTER XXXIV. - - Departure for Home.—Ovations at Geneva and Canandaigua, 322 - - CHAPTER XXXV. - - Splendid Ovation at Canandaigua.—Speeches and Addresses by E. - G. Lapham, J. P. Faurot, and the Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, - and Chaplain of the Regiment.—Return of the Regimental - Banner to the Ladies of Canandaigua.—Parting Exercises.—The - Thirty-third passes into History, 334 - - - - -INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. - - -The period through which we are now passing, may properly be said to -comprise one of the three great epochs which, according to Voltaire, -mark the history of every nation. Nay more. Have not the providential -developments of the rebellion revealed a new goal in our national -progress? Instead of being a dire calamity, may we not rather consider -the present civil war as a means, in the hand of Divine Providence, -for the solution of a great moral problem—the overthrow of slavery? So -completely had the South become wedded to her peculiar institution, that -no other instrumentality save the sword was adequate to effect their -separation. The shock of battle would alone loosen the bonds of the -captive. If this were the design of Providence in inflicting this war -upon us, no one can deny that events are slowly though surely working -for its accomplishment. Every acre of territory gained possession of by -our soldiers is an acre gained for freedom, and already entire States -have been wrested from the grasp of the usurper. Such a design precluded -the possibility of success on the part of the rebels; for, as the death -of one of the Siamese twins necessarily terminates the existence of the -other, so will the destruction of slavery ensure the downfall of the -Southern Oligarchy. - -Alexander Stephens has styled it “The Corner-stone of the New -Confederacy.” The corner-stone demolished, how can the superstructure -remain? If, then, the blood which has flowed on so many battle-fields, -will wash out the foul stain from our national escutcheon, will it have -been shed in vain? - -Yet this war, though it may result, under Providence, in the destruction -of slavery, is waged, on our part, for a different object, for our -national existence; and who so unjust as to deny to the nation -the same right which is freely accorded to the individual—that of -self-preservation? The motives which prompted the instigators of this -revolution allow of no misconstruction. Envious of the growing North; -imbittered through disappointed ambition; forgetful of our memories as -a people, and recreant to the sacred trust handed down by our fathers, -they deliberately plotted the common ruin of our country. Nor is it owing -to any lack of exertion on their part that the government is not now -overthrown; our capitol and national archives in their possession; Toombs -calling the roll of his slaves on Bunker Hill, and grass-growing in the -streets of New York and Philadelphia. It was against men prompted by such -motives and their infatuated followers that the sword was unsheathed, and -is now wielded. - -Admitting, however, which was not the case, that they aimed simply at -a peaceful withdrawal from the Union, we could not have consented to -this, without ensuring the ultimate, if not speedy, downfall of our own -government. The right of secession once admitted, or, what is the same -thing, Mr. Buchanan’s theory, that secession, though unconstitutional, -resistance to it on the part of the executive is equally so, acquiesced -in—is there a state which would not eventually discover grievances -justifying a withdrawal from the Federal compact? One “wayward sister” -allowed to depart in peace, the whole family of States would eventually -become separated. It is, therefore, a duty which we owe to ourselves, and -the world, whose hopes and progress are identified with this last and -noblest experiment of a free government, to manfully and successfully -resist the breaking away of a single thread from the woof of our national -fabric, the erasure of a single star from our national constellation. - -War is the legitimate result of man’s evil nature, and in falling upon -these evil times, we are merely experiencing the misfortune common to -all lands and all ages. Grim visaged Mars has presided at the birth, and -brooded over the career of nearly every nation. “What,” asks Dr. Fuller, -“is the history of nations, but an account of a succession of _mighty -hunters_ and their adherents, each of whom, in his day, caused terror in -the land of the living? The earth has been a kind of theatre, in which -one part of mankind, being trained and furnished with weapons, have -been employed to destroy another; and this, in a great measure, for the -gratification of the spectators.” America is not the first country which -has been called upon to give up the flower of her youth. Yet our losses, -though heavy, do not compare with those which have hitherto marked the -annals of blood. The siege and reduction of Jerusalem resulted in the -loss of 1,000,000 lives; 90,000 Persians were slain at the battle of -Arbela, and 100,000 Carthaginians in the engagement of Palermo; 12,000 -infantry and 10,000 cavalry perished on the fatal field of Issus. Spain -lost 2,000,000 lives during her persecutions of the Arabians, and 800,000 -more in expelling the Jews. Frederick the Great inflicted a loss of -40,000 on the Austrians in the conflicts of Leuthen and Leignitz. The -battle of Jenna, and the lesser engagements immediately following, cost -the Prussian army over 70,000 men. At the battle of Leipsic the French -suffered casualties to the number of 60,000, and the Swedes and their -allies 40,000 more; 50,000 French and Russian soldiers lay dead and dying -on the field after the battle of Moskowa, and Napoleon again lost 47,000 -at Waterloo, and the Duke of Wellington, 15,000. - -War has its lights as well as shadows. A retrospect of the world’s -history reveals the fact that the sword has been no mean instrumentality -in the development of the human race. Though leaving a trackless waste -behind, it has opened a way for the advance of civilization. From the -earliest period down to the late Russian war, when the English army -made known the true religion to the Turks, it has been the forerunner -of Christianity. Whatever the impelling motives; the resort to arms is -always attended with some good results. The enervation and effeminacy -which a long peace begets, disappear before a chivalric ardor and a -sublime energy. A generous and self-sacrificing spirit is developed -where selfishness and venality before existed; the political atmosphere -over-heated, foul, corrupt, is cooled, cleared, and purified by the -shafts and thunderbolts of war. - -We, that is the North, have experienced but few of the evils, and all -the benefits, resulting from a condition of hostility. Indeed, were -it not for the absence of so many familiar countenances, we should -with difficulty realize that the country is engaged in a bloody civil -strife. On every side are to be seen unmistakable evidences of national -prosperity. The industrial arts are pursued with more vigor and success -than ever before. The various channels of commerce, instead of being -drained, dried up, are crowded to their utmost capacity. At no former -period have our ship-builders been so active in constructing vessels -for our own and other governments as at the present time. New factories -are being built, and new avenues of trade opened all over the Eastern -States, while the inexhaustible resources of the great West are being -developed in an unparalleled manner. The inhabitants of Ohio reduced -their debts last year to the amount of twenty millions of dollars, and -it is estimated that the wealth of the country is increasing at the rate -of six hundred millions per annum. A national debt, it is true, is all -the time accumulating, but as a recent writer on political economy has -well said: “When a nation maintains a war upon the enemy’s soil, and so -manages its affairs that the annual expenses fall below the real value -of its industrial products, it is evident that it must be increasing in -wealth. The merchant who makes more than he spends, increases in riches, -and it is the same with a nation. An increase of national debt is no -sign of increasing poverty in the people, for this debt may be a simple -transfer of only a small portion of the surplus wealth of individuals to -the general fund of the commonwealth—an investment in public instead of -private stocks.” There is every reason for encouragement, and if we will -prosecute the war in which we are now engaged steadily and unflinchingly, -victory and a glorious, honorable, and permanent peace will crown our -efforts. - - - - -CHAPTER I. - - Patriotism of Central New York.—Determination of the People to - put down the Rebellion.—Raising of Troops.—Organization of the - various Companies of the 33d New York Regiment. - - -No portion of the Loyal North was more deeply stirred by the events of -April, ’61, than the people of Western New York. The firing of the rebel -guns on Anderson and his little band reverberated among her hills and -valleys, arousing man, woman and child to the highest pitch of excitement -and patriotism. There was no locality, however remote, no hamlet, however -obscure, to which this wild fervor did not penetrate. Every thought and -action were for the time absorbed in the one great resolve of avenging -the insult offered to our flag, and suppressing the rebellion. Neither -was it the sudden, fitful resolution, which comes and goes with the -flow and ebb of passion; but the calm, inflexible determination, which -springs from a sense of wrongs inflicted, purity of purpose, and a lofty -patriotism. - -The enthusiasm of the people at once assumed tangible shape in the -raising of volunteers. The rebels had deliberately begun war, and war -they should have to the bitter end. - -Among the very first Regiments to be organized and hastened forward to -the battle-ground, was the Thirty-third, consisting of the following -companies: - - FIRST COMMANDER. LAST COMMANDER. - - A, Capt. Guion, Capt. Tyler, - B, 〃 Corning, 〃 Draime, - C, 〃 Aikens, 〃 Cole, - D, 〃 Cutler, 〃 Gifford, - E, 〃 Warford, 〃 Warford, - F, 〃 McNair, 〃 McNair, - H, 〃 Walker, 〃 Drake, - I, 〃 Letts, 〃 Root, - K, 〃 McGraw, 〃 McGraw. - - -COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS. - - -COMPANY A. - -On the reception of the news that the rebels had deliberately begun -hostilities in Charleston Harbor, the utmost excitement was occasioned -in the quiet village of Seneca Falls. Meetings were held in the Public -Hall, under the auspices of prominent citizens, and immediate steps taken -for the raising of volunteers. An agent was at once dispatched to Albany, -in order to secure the necessary authority for organizing a company. The -inhabitants aided materially with their funds and influence in furthering -the enterprise. - -E. J. Tyler, Esq., established an enrolling office, and placards were -posted up in prominent parts of the village, calling for recruits. - -During the first two days between forty and fifty were secured, and in a -week’s time the number was increased to eighty. As fast as recruited, the -men were set to drilling, in an ample building secured for that purpose. - -On the 9th of May the company held an election for officers, which -resulted as follows: - - Captain—GEORGE M. GUION. - First Lieutenant—E. J. TYLER. - Second Lieutenant—PRYCE W. BAILEY. - -Not long after, J. T. Miller, Esq., now Inspector General of the State, -presented a beautiful flag to the Company, in behalf of the ladies of -the place. Captain Guion responded in a brief speech, as he received -the banner, promising in behalf of the members of his command, that it -should ever be defended, and never suffered to trail in the dust. The -presentation exercises, which were held in the Public Hall, were very -largely attended, and passed off with great eclat and spirit. - -On the 13th of May the Company departed for Elmira, amid the wildest -enthusiasm of the citizens, where it soon after became Co. A, 33d N. Y. - - -COMPANY B. - -This Company was raised in Palmyra, Wayne County. Monday, April 20th, -Hon. Joseph W. Corning, Member of the Assembly, who had just returned -from Albany, volunteered as a private, for the war, attaching his name -to an enlistment roll, and was followed in turn by Josiah J. White and -Henry J. Draime. The nucleus of an organization was thus formed, which -by the 24th numbered thirty-eight members. Four days later seventy-seven -men answered to their names on the roll, and the Company immediately -proceeded to organize, by the election of the following officers: - - Captain—JOSEPH W. CORNING. - First Lieutenant—JOSIAH J. WHITE. - Second Lieutenant—HENRY J. DRAIME. - -With but few exceptions, the citizens of the place exhibited a lively -interest in the formation of this their first Volunteer Company. Every -man was supplied with towels, handkerchiefs, et cetera, and many of them -furnished with board from the day of enlistment until their departure. A -fund of seven thousand dollars was subscribed for the support of such of -their families as might require assistance during their absence. A sword, -sash and belt were presented to each of the officers. The ladies of the -village exhibited their patriotism in the presentation of a beautiful -silk flag to the Company. - -The 16th of May was designated as the day for its departure. Relatives -and friends of the Volunteers, from the surrounding country, began -to make their appearance early in the day, and long before the hour -of leaving, the streets were thronged with people. The Company, now -increased to eighty-two strong, was escorted to the depot by the Palmyra -Light Guards, headed by the Brass Band. Following next in order were the -Clergy of the place, and citizens on foot and in carriages, constituting -a long and imposing procession. Flags, handkerchiefs and bunting of every -description were waved from the windows and house-tops, and banners and -emblems, with appropriate mottoes, were displayed at the street corners, -as the procession moved along. It was a scene which the spectators and -participants will never forget. Arriving at the depot, James Peddie, -Esq., delivered a farewell address, and the Company was soon en route for -Elmira. - -Reaching there late in the evening, the men remained in the village until -the next day, when accommodations were provided for them at Southport, -some two miles distant. They were quartered here until the organization -became Co. B of the Thirty-third New York, when they were transferred to -the barracks. - - -COMPANY C. - -This Company was recruited at Waterloo, Seneca County. The people -throughout the village and township heartily co-operated in the various -plans undertaken for raising volunteers. War meetings were held at -different places, from time to time, and a large relief fund contributed -for the benefit of all such as should enlist. - -Among those most active in organizing this Company, were Hon. A. P. King, -Hon. D. S. Kendig, Messrs. R. P. Kendig, Wm. Knox, Sterling G. Hadley, -Henry C. Wells, E. H. Mackey, Joseph Wright, and Dr. Samuel Wells. These -gentlemen contributed freely of their funds and influence to the cause. - -Eighty-six volunteers came forward and attached their names to the Roll. -The following were chosen officers: - - Captain—JOHN F. AIKENS. - First Lieutenant—CHESTER H. COLE. - Second Lieutenant—ANDREW SCHOTT. - -On the 26th of April the Company was sworn into the State service by -Major John Bean, of Geneva, and received the name of the “Waterloo -Wright Guards,” in honor of Joseph Wright, Esq. The ladies of the -village devoted several weeks to preparing outfits for the men, who were -bountifully furnished with every thing conducive to a soldier’s comfort. -They likewise presented to the Company, through S. G. Hadley, Esq., a -finely wrought silk banner. Rev. Dr. Parkes, of the Episcopal Church, -receiving it, assured them that though torn and tattered in the fierce -encounters of battle, this banner would never, he was confident, be -dishonored. On the 30th of April the men departed for Elmira, where they -were quartered in a barrel factory, and afterwards in the barracks. - - -COMPANY D. - -The call for troops which followed the commencement of hostilities, -received a hearty response from the inhabitants of Canandaigua—the -loveliest of our western Villages. The Stars and Stripes were flung to -the breeze from the Old Court House, and the building turned into a -recruiting station. Charles Sanford was the first one to enroll his name. -Ninety-three others were added in the course of a few days to the list. -On the 28th of April the following officers were elected: - - Captain—J. R. CUTLER. - First Lieutenant—STEPHEN T. DUEL. - Second Lieutenant—SAMUEL A. BARRAS. - -Gideon Granger, Esq., Henry G. Chesebro and other prominent citizens, -interested themselves in the Company, and aided materially in completing -its organization. The ladies of the place, likewise, contributed very -much to the comfort and enjoyment of the men, by furnishing them with -ample supplies of clothing, manufactured under the auspices of the Relief -Society. The Company was encamped on the beautiful and spacious Fair -Grounds, east of the village, where several hours were devoted daily to -drilling. On the 10th of May it took its departure for Elmira, 99 strong, -where it became Co. D of the Thirty-third. - - -COMPANY E. - -Inspired with the common feeling of patriotism which everywhere suddenly -manifested itself during the month of April, ’61, the inhabitants of -Geneseo, Livingston County, immediately adopted measures for raising -their quota of men for the war. A public meeting was called at the -American Hotel, enrolling papers produced, and several recruits secured. -A second meeting was soon after held in the Town-hall, and during the -week a third convened at the same place. Hon. Wm. H. Kelsey, Messrs. E. -R. Hammond, John Rorbach, H. V. Colt and Jas. T. Norton, Editor of the -Geneseo Republican, were prominent movers in the matter. - -A company consisting of thirty-four was immediately raised, and -volunteered in response to the call for seventeen thousand troops from -New York State. They were not accepted at first. The organization was, -however, continued, and the men went into camp on the fair ground, tents -being furnished them. The Agricultural Buildings were also placed at -their disposal. When the order was issued at Albany requiring the maximum -number of each company accepted to be seventy-four, the list of recruits -was increased to that figure, and the company accepted. On the 4th of May -it was mustered into the State Volunteer service for two years, by Col. -Maxwell. The election for officers had resulted as follows: - - Captain—WILSON B. WARFORD. - 1st Lieutenant—MOSES CHURCH. - 2nd Lieutenant—JOHN GUMMER. - -Large numbers of spectators were attracted to the Fair Grounds to witness -the drill of the men in infantry tactics, to which several hours were -devoted daily. On the ninth of May the mustering papers were received -from Albany, accompanied with marching orders. The Company did not leave, -however, until the 15th, nearly a week afterwards. Prior to its departure -a splendid battle flag was received from Company A, Fifty-ninth Regiment, -N. Y. S. Militia, Sidney Ward, Esq., making the presentation remarks, and -Taylor Scott, Esq., replying in behalf of the Company. The citizens of -the place also presented Captain Warford with an elegant silver-mounted -revolver. Leaving in the morning, amidst much enthusiasm, the Company -reached Elmira on the afternoon of the same day, and soon afterward -became Co. E, Thirty-third N. Y. - - -COMPANY F. - -On the afternoon of Friday, April 19th, 1861, a brief telegram was -received at the village of Nunda, from Gen. Fullerton, inquiring if -“Nunda could furnish a Company under the call of the President for 75,000 -men.” A meeting was immediately convened that evening, F. Gibbs, Esq., -presiding. After brief speeches from the Chairman and others, volunteers -were called for from among the audience, mostly made up of young men. -Twenty-eight immediately stepped forward and entered their names upon -the enlistment roll. On the succeeding Monday, Wednesday and Saturday -evenings, meetings were again held, and enough more recruits secured to -form a Company. Messrs. Skinner, Dickinson and Grover were appointed -a Committee to superintend its organization. The citizens generously -received volunteers into their homes, and provided for them while -perfecting themselves in drill. - -The ladies were, in the meantime, employed in manufacturing various -articles for their comfort during the career on which they were about to -enter. A relief fund was also raised for the support of such families as -would be left dependent. On the 6th of May the Company was mustered by -Maj. Babbitt, and the following were elected officers. - - Captain—JAMES M. MCNAIR. - 1st Lieutenant—GEORGE T. HAMILTON. - 2nd Lieutenant—HENRY G. KING. - -Capt. McNair immediately proceeded to Albany, and procured the acceptance -of the officers and men, the time of their service to date from May 13th. -This intelligence was received at Nunda with all the enthusiasm which -would now attend the reception of the news of a great victory. - -The citizens turned out en masse to witness and participate in the -exercises connected with the departure of the Company for the place -of rendezvous. After music, prayer and the delivery of an address to -the little band by the Rev. Mr. Metcalf, a revolver was bestowed upon -Lieut. King by the Society of B. B. J., also one on Sergeant Hills, by -Leander Hills, Esq. Each member of the Company was likewise provided -with a Testament by Rev. Mr. Metcalf and John E. McNair, Esq. Miss Mary -Linkletter then stepped forward and presented, on behalf of the ladies -of the village, a silk flag, which was received by Captain McNair. The -brass band and fire companies headed the escorting procession to the -depot. Reaching Elmira on the 18th of May, the men were quartered on Lake -Street, and, on becoming Co. F, Thirty-third N. Y., at the barracks. - - -COMPANY G, - -Known as the Buffalo Company, was raised in that city, immediately -succeeding the fall of Sumter. Fired with the patriotic zeal which -everywhere exhibited itself during that eventful period, the inhabitants -of the city put forth every exertion to raise volunteers for the -Republic. Of the many companies organized, none were composed of -better material, or presented a more martial appearance, than this. -T. B. Hamilton, Esq., who has since become Lieutenant Colonel of -the Sixty-Second New York Regiment, superintended its organization. -Volunteers flocked to the recruiting station, and in a few days after the -books were opened, seventy-seven names were enrolled. The Company was -named the Richmond Guards, after Dean Richmond, Esq., of Batavia, and -received many flattering attentions from the city. The requisite number -of men being obtained, the election of officers was held, which resulted -as follows: - - Captain—T. B. HAMILTON. - First Lieutenant—A. E. EUSTAPHEIVE. - Second Lieutenant—I. V. GERMAIN. - -A few days later it departed for Elmira, when it became Co. G of the -Thirty-third. - - -COMPANY H. - -Geneva was not behind her sister villages in that display of enthusiasm -and patriotism which marked the memorable days of April, and through the -hitherto quiet streets the fife and drum were heard summoning the young -men to arms. Messrs. Calvin Walker and John S. Platner moved at once -in the formation of a Volunteer Company. The law office of the first -named gentleman was turned into a recruiting station, and his name, -together with Mr. Platner’s, headed a recruiting roll. In a week’s time -seventy-seven volunteers were secured, and an election held for officers, -resulting as follows: - - Captain—CALVIN WALKER. - 1st Lieutenant—JOHN S. PLATNER. - 2nd Lieutenant—ALEXANDER H. DRAKE. - -Proceeding to Albany the Captain procured the necessary organization -papers, and by the 25th of the month the Company was mustered into the -State service by Maj. Bean. The ladies, in the meantime, had formed -a Soldiers’ Relief Society, of which Mrs. Judge Folger was President, -and Mrs. John M. Bradford, Secretary, and met daily to prepare garments -for the men. All, or nearly all, of them were supplied with outfits -consisting of shirts, stockings, blankets, &c., &c. Agreeable to orders -they made arrangements to leave for Elmira on the 1st day of May, but -owing to the unpleasant weather and other causes of delay, did not get -away until the 3d. On the morning of that day the Company were drawn up -before the Franklin House, when a tasteful silk flag was presented to -it by the Rev. Mr. Curry, in behalf of the ladies of the place, Capt. -Walker responding. Splendid swords were also donated to Lieutenants -Platner and Drake, and Bibles and Testaments to both officers and men. -In the afternoon the Company marched through the principal streets of -the village, escorted by the Fire Department and a lengthy procession of -citizens, and proceeded to the steamboat landing. - -The wharves were crowded for a long distance with admiring spectators, -while the perfect shower of bouquets which was rained down upon the men -testified to the regard which was entertained for them. Amid the waving -of handkerchiefs, display of flags, and deafening cheers of their fellow -townsmen, they steamed away from the wharf, while the roar of artillery -reverberated over the placid waters of Seneca Lake as they disappeared -from view. Reaching Elmira on the following day, the men were quartered -in the town-hall, where they remained until becoming Co. H. of the -Thirty-third N. Y., when they were transferred to the barracks. Captain -Walker being chosen Lieut.-Colonel of the Thirty-third, Lieutenant -Platner was promoted to Captain, Lieutenant Drake to 1st Lieutenant, and -S. C. Niles to 2nd Lieutenant. - - -COMPANY I. - -Immediately after the President’s proclamation calling for 75,000 -volunteers reached Penn Yan, a meeting was called at Washington Hall. -General A. F. Whitaker presided, and George R. Cornwell was Secretary. -Several addresses were made, and the session continued till a late hour. -A roll was presented, and thirty-four names obtained. - -On Thursday evening, April 25th, a much larger gathering was held, bands -of music parading the streets and playing patriotic airs. Resolutions -were adopted to raise a company of volunteers, and recruits came forward -freely. After the County Union assembly on Saturday, April 27th, the -Finance Committee appointed at that meeting, Messrs. E. B. Jones, C. C. -Sheppard, D. A. Ogden, and F. Holmes, circulated a subscription to raise -funds to provide for the families of volunteers. - -On the ninth day of May, 1861, the Company, which at this time was known -as the “Kenka Rifles,” was inspected by Major John E. Bean, of Geneva, -and mustered into the State service. On the same day an election was held -for officers, resulting as follows: - - Captain—JAMES M. LETTS. - First Lieutenant—EDWARD E. ROOT. - Second Lieutenant—WILLIAM H. LONG. - -The Company continued to drill under its officers until receiving orders -to go into camp at Elmira, on the 18th of May. On that day the Company -departed, being escorted to the Railroad Depot by the firemen and -citizens. A large concourse was assembled, and the ladies of Penn Yan -presented a beautiful flag to the Company, which was addressed by Hon. -D. A. Ogden and Mr. E. B. Jones. Each member was also presented with a -Testament. Up to this period every effort had been made by the citizens -of Penn Yan and vicinity to assist in its organization and contribute to -the success of the command. This patriotic zeal extended to all classes, -but to none more than to the ladies, who rendered every assistance and -attention to the men. On their arrival at Elmira they were quartered -in Rev. T. K. Beecher’s church, and on the 24th May became Company I -of the Thirty-third Regiment of New York State Volunteers. On the 3rd -July, 1861, it was mustered into the United States service by Captain -Sitgreaves, and from that time its history became identified with that of -the Regiment. - - -COMPANY K. - -Americans will ever remember with gratitude the patriotism displayed by -our adopted fellow citizens, during the progress of the great uprising. -Teuton and Celt alike manifested their devotion for their adopted -country, by rallying to the rescue. This was true to a remarkable degree -of the Irish population of Seneca Falls. The call of the President for -troops led to the immediate formation of an Irish Company. Patrick -McGraw, who had served in Her Majesty’s service for upwards of fifteen -years, superintended its organization, and was afterwards chosen Captain. -He was materially aided by Brig. Gen. Miller, and Messrs. John McFarland -and George Daniels. On Sunday afternoon, April 11th, the Sabbath quietude -of the village was disturbed by the music of bands and tramp of citizens. -Every one was on the alert, and every eye turned towards one point, -the Catholic Church, for there the organization of the Company was to -receive, after Vespers, the sanction and benediction of the Catholic -Pastor. A procession was formed at the Village Armory, composed of the -Volunteers, headed by Capt. McGraw, the Jackson Guards, under the command -of Capt. O’Neil, bands of music, and vast crowds of citizens. At 4 P. M. -the procession arrived at the Church, which was immediately filled to its -utmost capacity. Union flags gracefully hung around the sanctuary, and -the choir sang the “Star Spangled Banner” and the “Red, White and Blue.” -Vespers ended, an address was delivered by the Pastor, who urged loyalty -to the Union, the defence of a common country, and the perpetuation of -the traditional bravery of the Irish race. - -Tuesday afternoon, May 22d, 1861, the Company prepared to leave for -Elmira. It was a general holiday in the village and suburbs. The -factories ceased work, stores were closed, bells rung out their liveliest -peals, the “Big Gun” blazed away, and every one was on the qui vive. The -men were supplied with a graceful fatigue dress, of home manufacture. -Equipped in their rakish caps, knit woolen shirts and dark grey -pantaloons, they marched through the streets, accompanied by the Jackson -Guards, the Fire Companies, and many thousands of loyal citizens. On the -Fair Grounds the Company was presented with a flag, the gracious offering -of the citizens. The Captain received, on the same occasion, a beautiful -sword, Rev. Edward McGowan making the presentation speech. - -The “Jackson Guards” and “Continentals” accompanied the men to Geneva, -and escorted them to the steamboat provided for conveying them to Elmira. -At the landing, the crowds were immense, and cheer after cheer went up -from the assemblage for the Irish Volunteers, as the boat steamed away -from the dock. - -On reaching Elmira, the men were provided with quarters, and soon after -became attached to the Thirty-third, as Co. K. - - - - -CHAPTER II. - - Elmira a Place of Rendezvous.—Arrival of Troops.—Organization - of the Thirty-third.—A Beef Incident.—Presentation of a - Flag.—Mustering into the United States Service. - - -The reader will remember that Elmira had been designated as the point of -rendezvous for volunteers from the central and western portions of the -State. Battalions, Companies and squads flocked hither daily, and were -consolidated into regiments. In this manner the 12th, 13th, 19th, 21st, -23rd, 26th and 27th, among other regiments, were formed. The plan and -arrangements for consolidation were to a certain extent left with the -various commands, each one being permitted to select and act upon its own -regimental organization. - -On the 17th of May the officers of eight of the previously described -Companies met and decided upon forming themselves into a regiment, the -two other Companies afterwards joining them. On the 21st the organization -was rendered complete by the election and appointment of the following -field and staff officers: - - Colonel—ROBERT F. TAYLOR, Rochester. - Lieutenant Colonel—CALVIN WALKER, Geneva. Resigned at Camp Lyon. - Major—ROBERT J. MANN, Seneca Falls. Resigned at Camp Griffin. - Adjutant—CHARLES T. SUTTON, New York City. Resigned at Hagerstown. - Quarter-Master—H. L. SUYDAM, Geneva. Resigned at Camp Lyon. - Chaplain—Rev. G. N. CHENEY, Rochester. Resigned at Camp Lyon. - Surgeon—T. RUSH SPENCER. Resigned at Camp Granger. - Assistant Surgeon—S. S. MULFORD, Cherry Valley. Resigned at - Stafford Court House. - -The regiment was designated as the Thirty-third New York State -Volunteers, and assigned to barrack number five, at Southport, where it -remained until the departure for Washington. - -The entire change in the mode of life occasioned some uneasiness, at -first, on the part of the men. They were not made up of the refuse -material of our large cities, “the scum that rises uppermost when the -nation boils,” but had come from homes supplied with every comfort. A few -days, however, served to inure them to the change, and they learned to -sleep soundly in the rude hammocks, and thrive on the plain bill of fare. - -As a general thing they were supplied with wholesome and nutritious -food; but an occasional oversight would occur, when, woe to the unlucky -purveyor. On one occasion some meat was sent to them, which, imparting -a suspicious odor to their olfactories, the boys immediately collected, -and bearing it away to a prepared receptacle, deposited the stuff with -all the funeral pomp and ceremony which formerly attended the burial -of Euclid at Yale College. The funeral oration abounded in not the -most complimentary allusion to the Commissariat, who, improving on the -wholesome advice administered, ever afterwards furnished the Regiment -with beef that would pass muster. - -The principal event connected with the sojourn of the Thirty-third -here, was the reception of a splendid banner from the patriotic ladies -of Canandaigua. The Regiment being formed into a hollow square, Mrs. -Chesebro, of Canandaigua, stepped forward and presented the flag to -Colonel Taylor, in the following felicitous remarks: - -“Colonel Taylor, and Members of the Ontario Regiment: In behalf of the -wives, mothers and daughters of Canandaigua, I ask your acceptance of -this Regimental Banner. On the one side is the coat of arms of our noble -Empire State; on the reverse, the Seal of old Ontario, adopted by your -forefathers shortly after the Revolution, in 1790. And who—seeing the -sudden transformation of her peaceful citizens into armed soldiers—can -doubt the loyalty and patriotism of the men of Ontario? Soldiers! in -assuming the name of a time-honored county as the bond of union for -this Regiment, you assume to emulate the virtues which characterized -the pioneers of civilization in Western New York, and like them, let -forbearance and moderation actuate your motives and temper your zeal. -Let the thought that brave hearts at home, have, with more than Roman -heroism, parted with those most dear to them, inspire each soul to acts -of courage, and nerve each arm to deeds of daring. And though ‘the pomp -and circumstance of war’ are, to woman’s timid nature, but other terms -for death and desolation, this banner is the assurance of our sympathy -with the cause of Liberty and our Country. Bear it forth with you in -the heat of battle, where each soldier may fix his eye upon it, and if -it comes back riddled with bullets and defaced with smoke, we shall -know that a traitor has answered with his life for every stain upon it. -Bear it forth, as you go, followed by our best wishes, and our earnest -prayers; and may the God of Battles preserve and bless you, and crown -your efforts and those of all our brave defenders of the stars and -stripes with speedy and signal victory! Take it, and may God’s blessing -go with you and it.” - -Colonel Taylor responded: - -“Mrs. Chesebro, and Members of the Committee from Canandaigua: I thank -you most heartily for the beautiful gift which you have presented to the -Thirty-third Regiment. It shall be most gratefully prized as a token of -the kind interest and loyalty of the ladies of Canandaigua; and I promise -that it shall never be dishonored or disgraced. But, unfortunately, I am -not much given to talking; my business lies in another direction; and -I am willing to let the acts and doings of the Ontario Regiment speak -for me. I have the pleasure of introducing to you the Chaplain of the -Thirty-third, the Rev. Mr. Cheney, who will address you more fully.” - -He then introduced Chaplain Cheney, who addressed Mrs. Chesebro and the -delegation accompanying her, as follows: - -“I think that I hardly need an introduction to those who hail from -Canandaigua; and although I might well wish that the part I now undertake -to discharge, had been conferred upon one better able to do justice to -the occasion and the theme, yet, belonging as I do by birth and early -associations to Ontario County, the task is to me one of pleasantness. -And when I strive, as I now do, to return most heartfelt acknowledgments -to the ladies of Canandaigua for this token of interest and confidence -in our Regiment, I only strive to utter the sentiment which fills every -soldier’s breast this moment. - -“It is an old proverb, and one which has been more than once graven -on the warrior’s shield “NOT WORDS BUT DEEDS,” and I would be mindful -of the spirit of the saying; and yet I hazard nothing in assuring the -patriotic women of Canandaigua that they shall never see the day when -they will regret the confidence which they have placed in the men of the -Thirty-third. It may be, that in the fortunes of war no opportunity will -be given them of great distinction, and I cannot promise for them that -under these colors they shall win bloody fields and achieve splendid -victories. I cannot promise in their behalf, feats of arms which future -poets shall sing, and future historians record; but I can, and I do -here pledge them, never, in camp or in field, to bring disgrace on this -banner, nor on the name ‘ONTARIO’ which its folds display. I cannot -promise you a glorious and safe return of this Banner, but I think that -I can, in behalf of every man in these ranks, declare that death shall -be welcome sooner than its dishonor. Storms may disfigure it, shot may -pierce and rend its silken folds, brave blood may wet and stain its blue -and gold, but the men of the Ontario Regiment will guard it with their -lives; and their arms shall be nerved, and their souls inspired, not only -by the love of their imperilled country, but also by the remembrance of -the confidence and expectation which the gift implies. They will guard -it. They will fight for it, not only because it is entrusted to their -keeping by loyal women, but also because it comes to them from that -beautiful old town which never yet has been dishonored by a traitor-son, -but which has been famous in all the land as the home of Spencer, and -Howell, and Sibley, and Worden, and Granger, and others whose names are -part of the history of our State and Country. - -“Perhaps we do not appreciate the part that woman bears in every great -struggle for national existence. We are too apt to consider all as -achieved by the work and sacrifice of men. And yet, noble and heroic -as they are who go forth to battle for the right—not less noble and -heroic are their loved ones, mothers, sisters, wives, who give them up -in the hour of need, and who at home, without surrounding excitements -to sustain them, without any prospect of renown to reward them, watch, -labor and pray to the God of Hosts in behalf of that cause for which -they have bravely but tearfully risked their heart’s dearest treasures. -Who can estimate the influence of loyal women in our country’s present -struggle? Not the less potent in that it is for the most part unobtrusive -and beneath the surface; an influence manifested not in bloody smiting, -but in humble labors to alleviate the necessities and miseries of war, in -words and acts of inspiring encouragement. - -“Bear, then, to the ladies of Canandaigua our heartfelt gratitude. Tell -them that their trust shall not be dishonored. Tell them that their gift -shall not be in vain, but that by its influence, cheering on our men to -true and loyal heroism, it will be gratefully remembered and cherished as -one of the powers and instrumentalities by which, we trust to God, that -ere long from the rock-ribbed coast of Maine to the Keys of Florida, - - ‘The Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave, - O’er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.’” - -The Elmira Cornet Band then discoursed a patriotic air, after which the -Regiment returned to the barracks and partook of a sumptuous repast, -provided by the citizens of Elmira. - -This beautiful banner, which has ever been the pride of the Regiment, -was made of the finest blue silk, bearing upon one side the Coat-of-Arms -of the State of New York, and on the reverse the Seal of the County of -Ontario, adopted in 1790. Over this seal appeared in bold gilt letters, -the words: “Ontario County Volunteers.” Surmounting the staff was a -highly finished carved Eagle, with spread pinions—the whole forming one -of the most elegant battle-flags ever wrought by fair hands. - -Six hours were allotted each day to drilling, though, owing to the -absence of arms, the men were confined, during the entire time of -sojourn at Elmira, to the rudimentary principles of the manual. Books, -newspapers, and other reading material, purchased and contributed by -various benevolent associations, whiled away many hours which would -otherwise have hung heavily. - -Meanwhile our forces were being massed on the Potomac, and the men -became anxious to depart for the seat of war. They had enlisted to -fight the rebels at once, and, unexperienced as they were in military -matters, could not understand the necessity of devoting so much time to -preparation. Not that they chafed under discipline, but longed to be up -and at the miscreants who had dared to fire on their country’s flag, and -were then menacing its capital. - -Friday, July 3d, the Regiment was drawn up in front of the barracks, -and Captain Sitgreaves, a regular officer, proceeded to muster it by -companies into the United States’ service for two years, dating from May -22d, the time at which it was organized. - -All those who desired to do so, were permitted to visit their homes on -the 4th, with the understanding that they should return immediately. -Arms and equipments were for the first time furnished on the 6th and -7th, and preparations made for an immediate departure to Washington, via -Harrisburg. A long train of freight and cattle cars were drawn up to -receive the men, but Col. Taylor declined to “embark” his command in any -such vehicles, and passenger cars were furnished in their stead. - - - - -CHAPTER III. - - Departure for Washington.—Patriotism of the Williamsport - Ladies.—Arrival at the Capital.—Camp Granger.—Destroying a - Liquor Establishment.—“Cleaning-out” a Clam Peddler.—Review by - Governor Morgan.—First Death in the Regiment.—First Battle of - Bull Run.—Changes among the Officers. - - -About noon on Tuesday, the 8th, the Companies marched down to the depot, -preceded by the Elmira Cornet Band, which had been attached to the -Regiment. Two hours later they moved away, amidst tremendous cheering -from the assembled multitude, waving of handkerchiefs, throwing of -bouquets, &c. - -On reaching Williamsport, Pa., the ladies of the place crowded around -the cars, showering oranges, apples, cakes and other edibles upon the -men, filling their canteens with coffee, and in other ways displaying -their patriotism and hospitality. They will long be held in grateful -remembrance by the Regiment. Passing through Harrisburg the train reached -Baltimore about noon, the men marching through the streets with fixed -bayonets to the Washington Depot. - -When within about fifteen miles of Baltimore, some fifty of the officers -and men, who had gone in search of water on the stoppage of the train, -were left, much to their own chagrin and the amusement of the Regiment. -Arriving in Washington at three o’clock P.M., the Companies formed and -proceeded down Pennsylvania Avenue to the various quarters assigned them. -It rained fiercely that afternoon, and they were glad enough to get under -shelter, without waiting to gratify their curiosity by an inspection of -the Capitol buildings. - -The next day, Wednesday, they were marched out on Seventh Street, two -and one-half miles from the city, to the spot designated for their -encampment, which was named “Camp Granger,” in honor of Gen. John A. -Granger, Esq., of Canandaigua, who had interested himself much in behalf -of the Regiment. This was the first experience of most of the men in the -art of castramentation, and many were the droll incidents which occurred -in connection with the pitching of the tents. After repeated trials, -however, they were all satisfactorily adjusted. - -The habitations completed, drilling was the next thing in order, which, -together with target-shooting, scouting, and mock skirmishing, was kept -up from day to day. The first lessons in “guard running” were learned -here, many of the men managing to escape to the city, under cover of -night, and return without detection before the sounding of the morning -_reveille_. As a general thing they were temperate and abstemious -in their habits, manifesting their disrelish for ardent spirits, by -destroying on one occasion a liquor establishment which had been opened -on the grounds. There were some, however, who, thinking it necessary to -partake of their “bitters,” would smuggle liquor into camp, bringing it -in in their gun barrels, or by some other ingenious means. - -[Illustration: CAMP GRANGER.] - -One afternoon a clam peddler was so imprudent as to leave his wagon -for a few moments within the camp enclosure. A mischievous member of -Company—observing this, cautiously removed the end board, and, mounting -the driver’s seat, started the horse off at a rapid pace, scattering -the bivalves along the ground in front of the tents for several rods. -All the boys were heartily regaled on clam soup that night, greatly to -the discomfiture of the peddler, who ever afterwards steered clear of -the Thirty-third. Many other incidents of a similar character served to -relieve the monotony of camp life. - -Governor Morgan inspected the Regiment on one occasion. Sickness, arising -from change of climate and damp weather, had thinned out the ranks to -some extent, but they made a fine appearance while passing in review -before him, and the Governor expressed himself highly pleased with their -_morale_ and general condition. Frequent visits were received from -members of the Sanitary Commission, who made contributions of various -articles from time to time. - -The first death in the Regiment occurred here. E. Backerstose, a member -of Company H, was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun. The -remains were forwarded, in charge of some of his comrades, to Geneva, -where his parents resided. - -It was while the Regiment was encamped at Camp Granger that the first -battle of Bull Run was fought, July 21st. From sunrise until sunset, -through the long hours of that memorable Sabbath day, the booming of -cannon could be distinctly heard in the distance. Every rumor that -reached the city was conveyed to and circulated through the camp, -producing the most feverish excitement on the part of the men, and an -eager desire to cross over the Potomac and participate in the conflict. -Towards evening it appeared as if their wishes were to be gratified, the -Thirty-third, together with several other regiments, receiving marching -orders. All sprang with alacrity to their places, and moved off in the -direction of Long Bridge. On reaching the Treasury Department, however, -the orders were countermanded, and the men returned to camp, uncertain of -the fortunes of the day, fearful of what the morrow would bring forth. - -What followed the unhappy termination of the engagement at Manassas is -familiar to every one. The Thirty-third shared in the universal gloom -which for a time settled, down upon the nation. Instead, however, of -occasioning despondency and despair, the Bull Run defeat furnished an -additional incentive to action, and the soldiers impatiently bided their -time. Captain Aikens, of Company C, resigned here, and was succeeded -by First Lieutenant Chester H. Cole. Lieutenant Schott, Company C, was -succeeded by L. C. Mix, Commissary Sergeant; John Connor, of Company E, -and William Riker, died of disease. - -[Illustration: CHAIN BRIDGE.] - - - - -CHAPTER IV. - - Removal to Vicinity of Chain Bridge.—Upsetting of - Ambulances.—The Regiment Brigaded.—Frequent Alarms and - Reconnoissances.—Reviewed by General McClellan.—Crossing - of the Potomac.—Forts Marcy and Ethan Allen.—Formation of - Divisions.—Colonel Stevens.—First Skirmish with the Enemy - at Lewinsville Camp.—General Brooks.—General Davidson.—The - Seventy-seventh New York added to the Brigade.—A Novel - Wedding in Camp.—Circulating a Temperance Pledge.—Battle of - Drainesville. - - -Thursday, July 6th, the Regiment broke camp, and proceeding through -Georgetown, along the River Road, took up a new position near the -Reservoir, about one-half of a mile from Chain Bridge. - -This spot had previously been designated as Camp Lyon, after the -lamented hero of Springfield, Mo. Two heavy four-horse ambulances, -containing the sick, were accidentally precipitated down a steep -embankment, while moving to the new camp. Fortunately no one was killed, -though several were severely injured. The baggage wagons did not come -up the first night, and the men were compelled to sleep in the open -air, without blankets. A report being brought in that the rebels were -advancing on the Maryland side of the river, a detachment of one hundred -men, consisting of ten from each Company, started out on a reconnoissance -about one o’clock in the morning. Discovering no signs of the enemy, -however, the force returned at daylight. - -The Thirty-third was here for the first time brigaded, being placed, -together with the Third Vermont and 6th Maine, under the command of -Colonel, since General, W. F. Smith. The Second Vermont was afterwards -attached to the Brigade. The time was principally employed in drilling, -constructing rifle-pits, and a redoubt mounting three guns. There were -repeated alarms during the stay here. - -[Illustration: CAMP LYONS.] - -On one occasion word was received from General McClellan that the enemy -had crossed the Potomac in large force, and were advancing upon the -city. General Smith immediately ordered out his command, posting the -Thirty-third behind a stone wall, where they remained until the returning -cavalry scouts reported the alarm to be false. During the latter part of -the month one Company crossed the Long Bridge, on a reconnoissance, with -a section of artillery and fifty cavalry, and proceeding on the Falls -Church road, thence to Lewinsville, drove the rebel cavalry pickets to -their camp at Vienna, arrested a prominent secessionist, and returned by -way of Langley, reaching camp at sunset. - -General McClellan, accompanied by President Lincoln, Secretaries Seward, -Chase and Cameron, reviewed the Brigade on the 29th of August. - -The following changes took place while here: Henry N. Alexander appointed -Quarter-Master, vice H. S. Suydam, resigned. - -Sylvanus Mulford, promoted to full Surgeon, vice T. R. Spencer, promoted -to Brigade Surgeon. - -Patrick Ryan, 2nd Lieutenant of Company K, resigned, succeeded by Edward -Cary, who was immediately detailed to General Smith’s staff. - -Peter Weissgreber, Co. G, died in camp. - -On the 3rd of September a detachment of fifty-two men, from Companies C -and D, crossed the river, and proceeding as far as Langley, threw out -skirmishers to the right and left of the road. During the afternoon an -alarm was created by the pickets coming upon General Porter’s, stationed -further to the left, who were mistaken for rebels. They were all -immediately withdrawn, with the exception of three members of Company D, -who refused to leave, in their eagerness to get a shot at the supposed -grey-backs. This mistake provoked considerable merriment, although it -resulted very unfortunately in the shooting of the most valuable spy in -the employ of the government, who imprudently ventured beyond the line of -skirmishers. - -About eleven o’clock on the same evening the entire Brigade crossed over -the Long Bridge. On reaching the Virginia shore the Thirty-third filed -off in the fields at the left, Companies A, F and D being deployed in -front, as skirmishers, for a mile or more. The remainder of the Regiment -lay upon their arms all night, with the exception of a small party -employed in cutting away timber which interfered with the artillery range. - -Other troops, to the number of ten thousand, likewise crossed over -that night, and eighteen hundred axes were immediately set to work in -felling the dense forest of half-grown pines, where forts Marcy and Ethan -Allen now stand. This location was christened Camp Advance. Numerous -fortifications were constructed, and in three days’ time heavy siege -guns mounted. The troops always slept upon their arms, ready to repel an -attack at a moment’s notice. One night a severe rain storm washed several -of the knapsacks belonging to the Thirty-third into a gully running near -by, filled the band instruments with water, and drenched through to the -skin all who were not provided with shelter. The arrival of tents on the -15th occasioned much joy among the men. - -[Illustration: CAMP ADVANCE.] - -During the same day the æronauts reported the enemy as moving in large -numbers, and the entire army slept on their arms. The “movement” proved -to be merely a raid for the purpose of destroying “Hall’s House,” and -property belonging to other Unionists. Lieutenants Mix and Gifford were -sent north from here on recruiting service, and D’Estaing Dickinson, of -Watertown, was appointed Assistant Surgeon. - -Hitherto the army had been organized into Brigades simply. Divisions -were now formed, and the Thirty-third was attached to the Third Brigade, -commanded by the lamented Colonel Stevens, and consisting of the -Forty-ninth and Seventy-ninth N. Y. and Forty-seventh Pa. General Smith -was appointed commander of the Division. This change consummated, Camp -Advance was abandoned for Camp Ethan Allen, which was taken possession of -September 24th. The men were employed in working on Fort Allen, slashing -timber, performing picket duty, &c., &c. A visit from the Paymaster was -made here, who distributed several months’ pay among the troops. Colonel -Stevens, in a special order, prohibited profanity in his command. - -It was while lying at Camp Ethan Allen that the Thirty-third engaged in -its first skirmish with the enemy. - -On the morning of September 29th, Smith’s entire Division moved up -the Lewinsville Turnpike, to attack, as was generally supposed, the -rebel force at Vienna. On arriving, however, at Makell’s Hill, between -Langley and Lewinsville, the men were formed in line of battle, and -Mott’s battery planted in front, supported by the Thirty-third. Other -batteries were also unlimbered, and placed in position. Co. B., together -with twenty-five New Hampshire sharp shooters, were deployed in front -as skirmishers. After firing a few shots—from Mott’s battery—at and -dispersing a squad of rebel cavalry in the distance, the force moved -forward to the edge of a dense pine forest. Taking seven men with him, -Lieut. Draime proceeded through the thicket, to reconnoitre the country -beyond, and was, not long after, followed by the entire Company, under -Captain Corning. Several herd of cattle were captured, and a large amount -of booty secured, at the residence of Captain Ball, the rebel cavalryman -who was taken prisoner at Alexandria, and afterwards violated his parole. -Great numbers of wagons were in the meantime sent out, in various -directions, to secure forage. Very suddenly, however, the rebels opened a -warm artillery fire along the whole line, which was responded to by our -batteries. Many of the enemy’s missiles struck among the Thirty-third, -but fortunately no one of the regiment was injured during the entire -skirmish. Seeing Lieutenant Draime and his men at the Ball residence, -they shelled them furiously, but did not prevent their carrying off -a good supply of honey, which was highly relished by them and their -comrades. - -Having obtained a large amount of spoil, the whole force returned to -camp. Lieut. Col. Walker resigned at Camp Ethan Allen, and Capt. Corning -was appointed to his place. He was succeeded by Lieut. White, and he, in -turn, by 2d Lieut. Draime. - -[Illustration: CAMP GRIFFIN.] - -On the 10th of October, the whole Division again moved out to Makell’s -Hill, and formed in line of battle, skirmishers being thrown out in -front. After remaining here several hours, the force fell back to -Langley, and from there proceeded east on the Kirby road to “Big -Chestnut.” In the afternoon of the next day they advanced half a mile -further, and went into camp, at what has since been known as “Camp -Griffin,” where the Thirty-third remained until the final advance was -made. - -On the second day after locating here, sixty men, under command of -Capt. Platner, proceeded on a reconnoissance beyond the picket line, -and falling in with some rebel cavalry, killed two of the number; -Lieut. White shooting one of them dead. The fleeing enemy were pursued -until they reached the cover of a dense thicket, when, being strongly -reinforced, they turned upon the pursuing party, who escaped back in -safety to camp by closely following the sinuous windings of the Virginia -rail fences. - -On the same afternoon Co. E. had a skirmish with the rebel cavalry, -killing several of them in the woods where they were engaged. Some of -the other Companies hastened to its support, but did not reach the -ground in time to participate in the melée. This was the last of the -picket firing before Washington. The men were employed here in drilling, -“slashing,” reviews, sham-fights, and picket duty. Frequently they -proceeded out on picket at two or three o’clock in the morning, when the -mud was knee-deep, often remaining for thirty hours or more without being -relieved. - -During the month of October, Col. Stevens left for the south, taking -the Seventy-ninth Highlanders with him. Col. Taylor assumed command of -the Brigade, until Gen. Brennan was sent to take charge of it. Not long -after he was likewise ordered south. The Forty-seventh Pennsylvania -accompanied him, the Eighty-sixth New York taking its place. Gen. Brooks -now commanded the Brigade for a few days, at the end of which time -General Davidson, a loyal Virginian, from Fairfax County, was placed over -it. Previous to the outbreak he had been a Major in the regular cavalry -service, and was a brave and popular officer. He rode a spirited mustang, -presented to him by Kit Carson, while serving on the western frontier. -The Eighty-sixth New York was soon sent back to Casey’s Division, and the -Seventy-seventh, raised in the vicinity of Saratoga, succeeded it. As -an instance of the great cutting down of the impedimenta of our armies, -this regiment then employed one hundred and five double wagons for -transportation, where only five are now used for that purpose. The same -can be said of most of the commands. - -A novel wedding came off one night at the Chaplain’s quarters, the happy -couple being a private and a laundress belonging to Company C. The affair -was conducted with all the ceremony the circumstances of the case would -permit of, and to the satisfaction of the guests, who were regaled with -wedding cake, wine, and other refreshments, decidedly palatable after the -long experience on “hard tack.” While the after-festivities were happily -progressing, the fortunate bridegroom suddenly brought them to a close by -grasping the hand of his “fair one,” and disappearing in the direction -of his domicile, with a general invitation to “call round.” The wife -remained with her husband until the battle of Antietam, when, he being -wounded, they both departed for the North. - -About $400 were contributed by the various Companies for a chapel-tent -and reading-room. A temperance pledge, circulated among the men, was -signed by a large number, many of whom have kept it until this time. -On the day of the battle of Drainesville, the long roll beat, and the -Brigade proceeded out to “Freedom Hill,” where it was drawn up in line of -battle to intercept the rebels, should they, in case of a defeat, attempt -to escape in that direction. The enemy not appearing, the Regiments -returned to camp at sunset. - -At the time of the Ball’s Bluff affair they were furnished with three -days’ rations preparatory to again moving, but were not called out. - - - - -CHAPTER V. - - Grand Review of the Army, at Bailey’s Cross Roads.—Pleasant - Acquaintances formed.—Changes and Deaths at Camp - Griffin.—Dissatisfaction at the General Inactivity.—President’s - War Orders.—Gen. McClellan’s Plans and Correspondence with the - President. - - -The grand review by Gen. McClellan took place while the Thirty-third -was encamped at Camp Griffin; the troops, over seventy thousand, were -assembled at Bailey’s Cross-Roads, early in the day, to await the arrival -of their Chief. Towards noon Gen. McClellan appeared, accompanied by -the President and other distinguished personages, and as the party rode -along in front of the line, cheer after cheer rent the air. Having -assumed a stationary position on an elevated spot, the various commands -passed in review before them. The day was mild and beautiful, the roads -in good condition, men in fine spirits, and the review presented a most -imposing spectacle, surpassing anything of the kind ever before witnessed -in America. Surgeon Dickerson was unfortunately thrown from his horse -by a collision on this occasion, receiving a severe concussion. The -Surgeon attending pronounced the case a fracture of the skull producing -compression of the brain, when a Herald attaché, standing by, added: -“died in a few moments,” and a telegram was published to that effect in -the Herald of the following day. - -During their stay here, the officers and men made the acquaintance -of several interesting families in the vicinity. Among them was the -“Woodworths,” residing on the picket line. Mr. W., who originally moved -from Oswego County, New York, had suffered much at the hands of the -enemy. After the first battle of Bull Run, the rebels entered his house, -robbing it of many valuables, and conducted him to Richmond, where he was -imprisoned. Being released in the following October, he returned to find -his once happy home nearly in ruins. The officers spent many pleasant -hours in the society of his entertaining daughters, and in listening to -the old man’s narrative of the wrongs inflicted upon him for his Union -sentiments. All the members of the family apparently vied with each -other in their efforts to render the sojourn of the Thirty-third in that -locality as pleasant as possible. - -The following changes occurred at Camp Griffin: Major Robert H. Mann -resigned; succeeded by John S. Platner, Captain Co. H, who in turn was -succeeded by First Lieutenant A. H. Drake. Chaplain George N. Cheney -resigned; succeeded by Rev. A. H. Lung, Pastor of the First Baptist -Church Canandaigua. John R. Cutler, Captain Co. D, succeeded by Henry -J. Gifford, 1st Lieutenant, transferred from the Thirteenth New York. -Samuel A. Barras, 2d Lieutenant Co. D, resigned, George T. Hamilton, -1st Lieutenant Co. F, resigned. Henry G. King, promoted from 2d to -1st Lieutenant Co. F, vice G. T. Hamilton, resigned. Henry A. Hills, -promoted to 2d Lieutenant, from 1st Sergeant, vice H. G. King, promoted. -George W. Brown, promoted from ranks to 1st Lieutenant Co. D, vice H. J. -Gifford, promoted. Jefferson Bigelow, promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d -Lieutenant Co. D, vice S. A. Barras, resigned. John W. Corning, appointed -2d Lieutenant Co. B, vice H. J. Draime, promoted. - -Prior to his departure, the Chaplain was presented with an elegant gold -watch, as a testimonial of the regard entertained for him. - -The following deaths occurred from disease: - -Company B, David Hart; Company C, Corporal George A. Langdon; Company C, -Pierre Outry; Company E, Peter Zimmer; Company F, George E. Prentice; -Company F, Gardner Bacon; Company F, Irwin Van Brunt; Company G, Patrick -Conner; Company G, Wm. Cooper; Company H, James H. Gates; Company I, -Archibald Coleman; Company K, Augustus Murdock. - -William Humphrey, Company J, and Joseph Finnegan, Company K, were -accidentally killed. - -The long inactivity which prevailed in all our armies was as -unsatisfactory as it was inexplicable to the country. Day after day, -week after week, and month after month, brought the same story, “All -quiet along the lines,” until the patience of the people became well nigh -exhausted, and they began to clamor for the removal of this and that -leader, declaring that they all - - “Like peasant foot-boys did keep the walls - And dare not take up arms like gentlemen.” - -On the 19th of January, however, the President issued orders for a -general movement of all the Federal forces; one result of which was the -series of victories at the West, which so revived the drooping hopes of -the nation. Twelve days afterwards, he issued a special order directed to -the Army of the Potomac, which had not yet moved. It read as follows: - - EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, January 31st, 1861. - - President’s Special War Order No. 1. - - Ordered, that all the disposable force of the Army of the - Potomac, after providing safely for the defence of Washington, - be formed into an expedition for the immediate object of - seizing and occupying a point upon the railroad south-westward - of what is known as Manassas Junction; all details to be in the - discretion of the General-in-Chief, and the expedition to move - before or on the 22d day of February next. - - ABRAHAM LINCOLN. - -General McClellan replied, in writing, to this order, objecting to the -plan which it proposed, as involving “the error of dividing our army by -a very difficult obstacle (the Occoquan), and by a distance too great to -enable the two portions to support each other, should either be attacked -by the masses of the enemy.” In conclusion he expressed himself desirous -of moving against the enemy, either by the way of the Rappahannock or -the Peninsula. This reply explains the reason of his having so long -delayed operations. His aim was to mass together a large army, thoroughly -equipped and drilled, and leaving a sufficient force to guard Washington, -throw the remainder of his army suddenly in the enemy’s rear, or hurl -them swiftly upon the rebel capital, before they could move to its -support. - -The President did not agree with his young General, as will be seen from -the following communication, which he addressed him in reply: - - “EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, February 3d, 1862. - - “MY DEAR SIR:—You and I have distinct and different plans for - a movement of the Army of the Potomac; yours to be down the - Chesapeake, up the Rappahannock to Urban, and across land - to the terminus of the railroad on York river; mine to move - directly to a point on the railroad south-west of Manassas. - If you will give me satisfactory answers to the following - questions, I shall gladly yield my plan to yours: - - “1. Does not your plan involve a greatly larger expenditure of - time and money than mine? - - “2. Wherein is a victory more certain by your plan than mine? - - “3. Wherein is a victory more valuable by your plan than mine? - - “4. In fact, would it not be less valuable in this—that it - would break no great line of the enemy’s communication, which - mine would? - - “5. In case of disaster, would not a safe retreat be more - difficult by your plan than by mine? - - “Yours, truly, - - “A. LINCOLN.” - -He afterwards, however, yielded to General McClellan. Thus affairs stood, -until the first week in March, when the enemy were discovered to be -retreating from Manassas, and the grand advance commenced. - - - - -CHAPTER VI. - - Advance of the Army of the Potomac.—The Thirty-third taking - up the line of march.—Flint Hill.—General McClellan decides - to move on Richmond by way of the Peninsula.—Embarkation of - the Thirty-third at Alexandria.—Embarkation Scene.—Mount - Vernon.—The Monitor.—Arrival at Fortress Monroe.—Agreeable - change of the climate.—Hampton.—Reconnoisance to Watt’s - Creek.—Rebel Epistolary Literature.—Bathers shelled by the - rebel gunboat Teaser.—Building a Redoubt. - - -On the 10th of March the Army of the Potomac unfurled its banners, and -began the forward march. Comprised of legions of brave men perfected -in discipline through long months of drill; supplied with everything -pertaining to the material of war, and headed by a General the very -mention of whose name inspired to deeds of daring—in this grand army were -centred the Nation’s hopes. The long delay was ended, the public pulse -quickened, and with light heart and elastic step the volunteer moved -away, confident that he moved to victory. - -The Thirty-third took up their line of march at 3½ o’clock in the -morning, while a severe rain-storm was prevailing, which continued -during the day, rendering the roads almost impassable. Four and a half -hours were consumed in marching the distance of two miles, and many of -the wagons were stuck fast in the mud before reaching Lewinsville. The -brigade encamped the first night at Flint Hill, on an abandoned rebel -site, having marched ten miles. The men, weary, hungry, foot sore, and -wet to the skin, hailed with feelings such as they had never before -experienced, the orders to “halt, stack arms, and encamp for the night.” -The division remained in this locality four days, being again reviewed by -their commander. - -It was here that the men began to learn, for the first time, to their -chagrin and mortification, that the enemy had retreated southward. After -beleaguering the capital, blockading the river, and keeping our army -at bay for more than six months, they had quietly absconded, taking -everything with them. - -[Illustration: Fairfax Court House.] - -About this time, March 13th, General McClellan convened a council of -his Corps Commanders at Fairfax Court House, informing them that he -had previously determined on moving forward towards Richmond by the way -of the Rappahannock; but further deliberation had led him to abandon -this route for the one via Fortress Monroe. Thereupon every preparation -was made for transferring the scene of operations to the Peninsula. The -larger portion of the army had proceeded no further in the direction of -Manassas than the Court House. A small force, however, had advanced to -the Rappahannock, ascertaining that the country was clear of rebels to -that river. - -[Illustration: Embarkation at Alexandria.] - -On the 15th of the month General Smith’s division resumed the line of -march, and passing through Fairfax, encamped at Cloud’s Mills, near -Alexandria. The Thirty-third remained here along with other troops, -until Sunday the 23d, when it marched to Alexandria, and embarked on -vessels for Fortress Monroe. Six companies proceeded on board the -Metamora, previously employed on the Hudson river; three on the Naushon, -and the remaining Company on another small steamer. The embarkation scene -was one which will long be remembered by the participants. - -Transports of every size and description were riding in the river, or -moored at the wharves, receiving on board regiment after regiment. -National ensigns and banners appeared in every direction, flying from the -forests of masts, over forts in the distance, or unfurled at the head -of the regiments. Beyond the city were visible long lines of glistening -bayonets, winding over hill and through dale as far as the eye could -reach, and the gentle breezes which blew from the southward bore to the -ear the music of a hundred national bands. They steamed away at the -close of the day, amid tremendous cheering, waving of handkerchiefs, and -singing of the “red, white, and blue;” the setting sun shimmering on -the water; the dark outlines of the capitol looming up in the distance. -All hands crowded the decks to catch a lingering look of Washington, -rebellious Alexandria, and the surrounding region, where they had spent -the first months of their soldier-life. - -Dropping down the river, the three steamers bearing the Thirty-third lay -off Fort Washington until the next morning, when they “hove anchor,” and -started for Fortress Monroe. When opposite Mount Vernon, the bells were -tolled in memory of the illustrious dead. The first of the Monitors, -since lost off the coast of North Carolina, lay at anchor further down -the river, and attracted much attention. So diminutive, so insignificant -in appearance, it seemed impossible that this little “cheese-box” could -be so formidable an engine of destruction; able to blow the largest -man-of-war afloat into “one long porthole.” Passing numerous barges, -sloops, and other water-craft, in the employ of the government, the -steamers reached Fortress Monroe at midnight, and the troops disembarked -at Old Point Comfort during the following morning. - -Forces belonging to General Heintzelman had already arrived, and were -encamped in the vicinity of the fort. The change in the climate was -very perceptible as well as agreeable. Instead of the bleak, cutting -winds and unhealthy climate of Camp Griffin, a warm genial south breeze -was blowing, and the mild, balmy atmosphere was alike bracing and -exhilarating. After the long confinement of the more northern winter -months, it was far from disagreeable to be transferred to a spot where -the peach trees were in blossom, birds were singing, and flocks sporting -in green meadows. - -[Illustration: Ruins of Hampton.] - -On landing, the Thirty-third marched to the ruined village of Hampton, -and after tarrying a short time to partake of refreshments, and examine -the various objects of interest, proceeded three miles beyond, and -encamped close to the James River. Prior to leaving Washington, General -Heintzelman had received instructions from General McClellan, who did -not reach the Peninsula until the second of April, to keep all the troops -in the vicinity of the fort for a few days, so that the rebels should -have no idea of the direction in which the army was to eventually move, -whether towards Norfolk or Yorktown. He accordingly did so. - -On the 27th reconnoitering parties were sent forward. Smith’s entire -division marched, without knapsack, to Watt’s Creek, a small hamlet near -Big Bethel, where some rebel cavalry were discovered and put to flight by -a few shells from our artillery. There were newly made camps and other -evidences of the recent occupation of the place by rebel infantry. For -the first time, the Thirty-third boys discovered a batch of the rebel -literature, which has furnished so much amusement for northern readers -during the progress of the war. Little groups were collected to listen -to the reading of various documents, including several tender missives, -the writers of which had evidently followed Voltaire’s advice for writing -love letters, “to begin without knowing what you have to say, and end -without knowing what you have written.” - -On the same day Gen. Hooker proceeded with his command to Big Bethel, -the enemy decamping when he made his appearance. After remaining over -night at Watt’s Creek, sleeping on their arms, in the forest, the troops -of Smith’s division returned and encamped about two miles north of -Newport News. A severe rain-storm set in after dark, and the men of the -Thirty-third awoke in the morning, to find everything afloat. There was -water enough within the encampment to have easily floated a canoe, which -of course occasioned a general clearing out on the part of the regiment. - -Several severe cases of sickness arose from this heavy freshet, and a -Division Hospital was established at Newport News, under charge of the -Thirty-third surgeon. A new and more elevated site, and nearer the James, -was immediately occupied. - -[Illustration: Rebel Gunboat Teaser.] - -The men were allowed to bathe daily in the river. One afternoon, while so -employed, the small rebel Gunboat Teaser, afterwards captured and found -to be commanded by a younger brother of General Davidson, ran down to -within a mile and a half, and commenced throwing shells at the bathers. -The sudden appearance of these unwelcome visitors in their midst produced -a general “skedaddle,” and the men came running into camp as fast as -their legs would carry them. Some made their appearance in a perfectly -denuded state; others more fortunate had managed to secure a shirt, -while two or three came in with simply cap and stockings on. This affair -created great merriment, and furnished a fruitful theme of conversation -for weeks afterwards. The firing of the Teaser produced no effect beyond -the severe scare administered to the men. - -Soon after the return of the regiment from Watt’s Creek, two Companies -proceeded again in that direction to ascertain where the enemy’s picket -lines extended. They saw a few of the confederates, who fled on their -approach. The Thirty-third assisted in building a log redoubt near the -encampment, which was named Fort Wright, in honor of Joseph Wright, Esq., -of Waterloo, K. Y. Scattered up and down the James River for miles, -were to be seen the remains of elegant country seats and farm, houses, -destroyed by the rebel General Magruder at the time Hampton was burned. -The country on every side presented a scene of ruin and desolation, -conveying to the mind a vivid impression of the wanton devastation of war. - -After the lapse of a few days the Thirty-third was sent, with the other -regiments of Gen. Davidson’s brigade, for the third time, to Watt’s -Creek, and after dispersing the rebel pickets, returned without loss. - - - - -CHAPTER VII. - - Continued Arrival of Troops.—Advance of the Army of the - Peninsula.—Arrival of the Regiment at Young’s Mills.—An - Aged Contraband.—Lee’s Mills.—The Various Companies of - the Thirty-third ordered to the Front.—Caisson struck - by a rebel Ball.—Continued Firing of the Enemy.—Falling - back of the National Forces.—Heavy Rain Storm.—The Beef - Brigade.—Enemy’s Fortifications.—Troublesome Insects.—Night - Skirmishing.—Celerity of the Paymaster’s Movements.—Evacuation - of Yorktown.—Early information of the fact brought to Col. - Corning by Contrabands.—The Rebel Works taken possession of. - - -Troops continued to arrive in large numbers from Washington, and on -the 4th of April, the entire army commenced moving in the direction of -Yorktown, appearing the next day in front of the enemy’s lines. During -the afternoon of the 4th the Thirty-third reached Young’s Mills, which -the enemy had left in the morning. - -Their position here had been a very strong one; in addition to the -natural defences of the place, they had thrown up heavy earthworks, -constructed seven rifle pits, and placed four batteries in position. -Their quarters, which were taken possession of by our men, consisted of -wooden huts, snugly and compactly built. An aged contraband was found -running the grist-mill, from which the place took its name. The next day -the march was resumed through a heavily timbered region, and over roads -very much impaired by recent rains; the division arriving in front of -Lee’s Mills at noon. - -Skirmishing and artillery firing immediately commenced, and was kept -up with but little intermission for several days. In accordance with -instructions from Gen. Davidson, Col. Taylor sent, on Saturday, Co. B., -to do picket duty on the left. The men advanced to within 150 yards -of the enemy, who were found to have three large forts in addition to -other fortifications. They remained out all night, keeping up a running -fire most of the time, and having three of their number wounded. Co. -A relieved them on the following morning. Cos. D, E, F, G, H, I, and -K, were likewise posted as pickets, and to C was assigned the duty of -supporting sections of Wheeler’s and Cowan’s batteries. - -While so employed, one of the enemy’s cannon balls, which were falling in -every direction, struck a caisson and exploded several of the shells in -rapid succession. At this juncture, an artilleryman, running up, dashed a -bucket of water over the remainder, thereby preventing their explosion, -to the great relief of the cannoniers, as well as of the supporting -party. The artillery firing of the rebels, which was kept up at intervals -along the whole line, killed but few of our men, though occasioning some -uneasiness by its terrible execution among the forest trees. Saplings -were snapped asunder like pipe stems, while huge limbs severed from the -tall oaks were falling in every direction. Many trees of large growth -were completely perforated with solid shot, or shattered by shell. - -During this time Capts. Cole and Guion, with a Volunteer force, made an -important reconnoissance beyond our picket lines, advancing very near to -the rebel works, from which they were fired upon. - -In order to avoid the artillery and picket firing, it was decided to -have the forces of Gen. Smith fall back for a short distance, where they -would threaten the enemy full as much, and at the same time be less -exposed. After the removal of the batteries the various Companies of the -Thirty-third withdrew to the distance of a mile, being the last to leave -the front, where they had retained their respective positions under the -hottest of the enemy’s fire, for a period of fifty-four hours, and lost -in wounded Lieut. Gale, Co. G, and several privates. - -Exhausted from the want of sleep and sufficient rations, the men sank -down on the moist ground that night, with no protection from the falling -rain, save that afforded by a few boughs and leaves. Officers and -privates were alike drenched through to the skin, long before the dawn of -day. They remained here some three or four days. - -Owing to the condition of the roads, it was found impossible to bring up -the supply trains. Two hundred and fifty men were accordingly detailed -to proceed back and obtain rations. After several hours’ absence they -returned, each one bearing upon his fixed bayonet a goodly piece of -meat, and obeying the facetious orders of the Lieut. Colonel to “shoulder -beef, present beef,” etc. Six barrels of meat were thus brought into -camp. The men were not so exhausted but that they indulged in a hearty -laugh over this circumstance, and the detail was ever afterwards known as -the “Beef Brigade.” - -On the 11th of April, the Brigade moved one mile and a half nearer -Yorktown, encamping directly in front of the enemy’s fortifications, -which consisted, in addition to numerous other earthworks, of a chain -of forts, extending across the Peninsula to James River. The time was -employed here in building corduroy roads, “slashing” timber, etc. An -innumerable army of insects, known under the general appellation of -wood-ticks, were very annoying. They would burrow in the flesh of both -man and beast, and, regardless of the consequences, “pinch” and pull away -with all the tenacity of the horse leech. One of the officers amused -himself in making a large collection of these troublesome creatures, -which he has brought home with him. - -On the day that Gen. Smith made the unsuccessful attempt to cross the -Warwick River with the Vermont troops, Davidson’s Brigade moved a mile -and a half further to the right, where it remained until the evacuation -of and advance upon Yorktown. While here, frequent reconnoissances were -made by the Regiment. Parties detailed from the various commands were -employed every night in constructing rifle-pits and other earthworks. - -On the evening prior to the evacuation, a portion of the Thirty-third -assisted in the completion of a large mortar-bed, and mounting of two -heavy mortars, which completely commanded the enemy’s works directly -opposite. Had they remained, these two powerful engines of war would have -made fearful havoc among the rebels. This night-work was attended with -more or less firing on the part of the enemy, which, however, produced -but little effect, in addition to the frequent turning out of the -Regiments. The Thirty-third was ordered under arms three times during one -night, when a heavy storm was prevailing. - -The Paymaster again made his appearance here, and emptied his money -bags in a remarkably short space of time. Perhaps a remark he made to -one of the officers had some connection with his celerity of movement: -“Well, isn’t this a mighty exposed condition.” It was indeed an exposed -condition, the enemy constantly tossing shells into our camp by way of -amusement, and to “stir us up,” as they expressed it. - -Troops had now arrived, to the number of a hundred and twenty-five -thousand, and the siege was being conducted successfully, both on the -right and left. All the necessary preparations for the storming of the -rebel stronghold were nearly completed, when, on the morning of Sunday, -the 4th of May, the game, much to the chagrin and mortification of our -Generals, was discovered to have flown. - -The intelligence was first brought to the left wing of the army by two -contrabands. The fugitives bringing the news came to the officer of the -picket line, the Lieut. Colonel of the Thirty-third, before daylight, -and stated that on the Thursday evening previous the artillery had been -removed; on Friday the wagon-trains and a portion of the troops, and that -that night “they had all been leaving.” They were immediately conveyed to -General Hancock’s quarters. - -Men of straw were posted as sentinels on the ramparts, and “Quaker Guns” -had supplanted the formidable artillery, which for weeks had rained down -its iron hail on the besiegers. - -Not long after, the various Regiments commenced crossing, and by noon -the entire Division was over. At the same time other portions of the -army were crossing at various points on the right, and General Stoneman, -with his cavalry and flying artillery, was started in pursuit of the -enemy. General Hooker followed at supporting distance, with his Division. -Generals Sumner, Heintzelman and Keys’ corps, to which Smith’s Division -belonged, were also pushed forward. - - - - -CHAPTER VIII. - - BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG, FOUGHT MONDAY, MAY 5. - - -After crossing Warwick Creek, Sunday, May 4th, Smith’s Division -immediately pushed forward in pursuit of the fleeing enemy. The -Thirty-third was ordered to halt near one of the rebel works, and, owing -to the forgetfulness of an Aid, did not resume the march again until 5 -o’clock P.M. Darkness coming on, and not being able to ascertain the -whereabouts of the Division, the Regiment bivouaced for the night seven -miles east of Williamsburg. - -Several months before, the enemy had constructed a line of defence across -the Peninsula, about two miles back of this city, consisting of a very -extended entrenchment, called Fort Magruder, which covered the high road -from Yorktown, at a narrow and easily defended point, and of five heavy -square earthworks on the north side, and two others on the south. - -On retreating from Yorktown, the rebels left several thousand men in -these works to check our pursuit, and enable the bulk of their army to -get across the Chickahominy. Smith’s Division came up Sunday evening, as -likewise did Hooker’s, and other troops of Heintzelman’s Corps, which was -further to the left. - -[Illustration: BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG.] - -As our troops drew near the forts, Monday morning, a heavy artillery fire -was poured upon them, followed by musketry. The Thirty-third overtook -the Division while it was progressing. Meanwhile General Hooker, who was -advancing further to the left, fiercely engaged the enemy, who came out -on the plain to meet him, and being pressed by overwhelming numbers, was -obliged to fall back to the support of General Peck’s Brigade. About -eleven o’clock, General Hancock, who was now temporarily commanding the -Third Brigade, with his own, was ordered further to the right of the -Division, to turn the enemy’s position. The Thirty-third, which had been -marching since daylight, Fifth Wisconsin, Forty-ninth Pennsylvania, and -Sixth and Seventh Maine, were assigned to this duty. After proceeding -about two miles to the right, and in view of York River, they changed -their course to the left, and crossed King’s Creek, on a high dam built -by the enemy to “back up” the water, and thereby render the stream -unfordable. The overflow or pond thus made, extended nearly a mile, and -in front of a portion of their entrenchments. Situated upon the high land -at the western extremity of it, was one of the earthworks previously -mentioned, strongly built, and with deep broad moats in front. Further -back, and towards the York, were two others constructed, on a still -higher rise of ground, and surrounded with numerous rifle-pits. They -were, however, now all deserted. Just before reaching the dam, the three -left Companies of the Thirty-third—B, Capt. White, G, Capt. Hamilton, -and K, Capt. McGraw, were left, under Lieut. Col. Corning, to guard the -forks of the road. After the force crossed, they were ordered forward, -and took possession of the first fort, Major Platner being left in -command of them. - -General Hancock continued to move forward, and having advanced half a -mile to the left, halted in the field, a short distance from the enemy, -and near by an abandoned redoubt. Lieut. Col. Corning was now ordered -to take Cos. A, Capt. Guion, D, Lieut. Brown, commanding, and F, Capt. -McNair, Regimental Colors and Color Guard, occupy and hold the fort. -This was quickly done, and the beautiful banner soon waved from the -battlements, where it remained through the fierce conflict which ensued, -torn and tattered for the first time by shell and bullets. A few moments -later, Colonel Taylor proceeded with the remaining Companies of the -Regiment, C, E, H and I, to a body of woods to the right and front, and -deployed them as skirmishers. - -Wheeler and Cowan’s Batteries moved forward five hundred yards, directly -in front of the redoubt and commenced shelling Fort Magruder, in which -the enemy were posted. They were supported by the Fifth Wisconsin, whose -skirmishers connected with those of the Thirty-third on the right, and -Sixth Maine and Forty-ninth Pennsylvania on the left. From the redoubt, -occupied by Cos. A, D and F, the ground descended slightly for a few -rods, and then became a level plain, extending to Fort Magruder, and -presenting but few obstacles to the advance of infantry. - -Our artillery kept up a vigorous fire until two o’clock in the afternoon, -and then ceased, in accordance, as it was understood, with orders from -General McClellan, who had arrived on the opposite side of the creek. - -A lull of several hours followed, but the heavy firing from the direction -of our left, indicated that a severe engagement was going on there. No -other troops had arrived to reinforce Hancock, and he held his position -on the enemy’s left flank all day with the small force previously -designated. Night was approaching, and the men began to consider what -further dispositions were to be made of them, when suddenly the rebels -were discovered approaching from the direction of Williamsburg, and -rapidly forming two lines of battle, which extended entirely across the -plain in front. It required but a glance to divine their object. With -overwhelming numbers they expected to press down upon the small force and -capture it entire, or drive it pell mell into the creek. General Hancock -immediately sent word to the batteries and infantry supports to fall back -quickly, which they did, engaging the enemy as they retired. The three -Companies of the Thirty-third were ordered out of the redoubt into line -of battle, but the Color Sergeant and Guard remained to defend and keep -unfurled the banner. The Seventh Maine was likewise posted in line of -battle at the right. - -On came the swarthy rebels, shouting Bull Run and Ball’s Bluff, their -lines unbroken and unchecked, while our guns and the Fifth Wisconsin, -Sixth Maine and Forty-ninth Pennsylvania, hastily receded, forming on the -left of the Thirty-third, as they fell back. The enemy’s flying artillery -also moved forward, and discharged shot and shell in quick succession, -which fell all around the redoubt. It was a most trying situation—the foe -was steadily bearing down upon us, and no reinforcements, were they to be -had, could cross the narrow mill-dam in time to render assistance. Still -the men faltered not, but nerved themselves for the shock, determined -that many of the enemy should bite the dust before they would surrender. - -As the rebels drew nearer and nearer, the men fired rapidly, but failed -to make any impression upon their lines, which swept over the plain -in most perfect order. They had now arrived within seventy yards of -the redoubt. Lieutenant Brown and many other brave fellows had fallen -mortally wounded. The cannoniers with their guns, and members of other -Regiments, were hurrying back to the dam to escape. The right and left of -the line were wavering, and it seemed as if all was lost. - -At this critical juncture, the Lieutenant Colonel, turning to Colonel -Taylor, who had just arrived from the skirmish line, remarked, “Nothing -but a charge can check them.” “A charge it shall be,” he replied, and -instantly waving his sword in the air, shouted, “Forward, men,” “Charge -bayonets,” added Lieut. Colonel Corning, and the brave fellows, to a -man, sprang forward on the double quick, and were soon lost in the cloud -of smoke which enveloped the plain. Incited by this gallant example of -three Companies charging a whole Division, other Regiments followed. -Alarmed at this sudden counter charge, and doubtless fearing that they -had underrated our force, the enemy broke and ran in confusion. In vain -the commanding officer attempted to rally them. _Sauve qui peut_ became -the order of the day. The Thirty-third, which was close on the front -line when it broke, halted, and discharged volley after volley upon the -gray-backs, as they scampered over the plain. The other regiments now -joined them, and for several moments a most murderous fire was poured -upon the panic stricken fugitives, who never stopped until they reached -their entrenchments. Many tumbled over on their backs and feigned death, -while others ran towards us with uplifted hands, imploring that we would -spare their lives. - -More than two hundred of them lay dead and wounded on the field, -including the Lieut. Colonel and Major of the Twenty-fourth Virginia, and -a Captain on Magruder’s Staff. - -It was a most daring and brilliant exploit, deciding the fortunes of the -day, and turning what was, up to this time, a defeat on the left, into a -substantial victory. - -The four Companies deployed as skirmishers on the left, to prevent a -flank movement, were not idle during this time. Colonel Taylor had -posted them just beyond a small creek, nearly on a parallel with the -first position occupied by the batteries, as follows: Co. C, Capt. Cole, -right; H, Capt. Drake, centre; E, Capt. Warford, left, and I, Capt. -Root, in rear and reserve. On his departure, Capt. Warford was placed in -command of the line. - -After they had been in position a short time, Lieutenant Gummer, of Co. -E, was sent with ten of Captain Cole’s men one hundred and fifty yards -in front, as a party of observation. Having made a proper survey of the -vicinity, he returned and reported to headquarters. Firing now commenced -between the skirmishers on the left, and Captain Warford ordered Captain -Root forward to strengthen the line. Soon after, the enemy’s charging -column made its appearance from the direction of Williamsburg, and -dashing into the woods, struck the skirmish line on the right of Co. E. -Brisk firing ensued, our skirmishers falling back into the forest, and -the enemy pushing on to the open fields at the left. - -Owing to the confusion resulting from the sudden turn of affairs, Captain -Root was unable to find the skirmish line, and consequently placed in -an awkward position, the enemy being all around him. His men were not -dismayed, however, but after receding two hundred yards, halted. A small -party of rebels who had broke away from the main force, now approached, -and when within a short distance were fired upon. Taking them to be -friends they cried out, “Don’t fire, you are shooting your own men.” At -this Captain R. ordered them to advance and surrender; and they were, -much to their surprise and chagrin, made prisoners. One of the officers -attempted to escape, but the Captain made after him and compelled him to -deliver up his sword. Other prisoners were afterwards taken, and when -the number was swelled to forty, Captain R, concluding that he had his -hands full, left the woods, and marched them off to the redoubt with his -Company of twenty-seven men. - -Not knowing that the wavering in the line was occasioned by the attack -of the enemy’s storming column, Captain Warford attempted to rally it -instead of ordering it to retreat. While doing so, he was informed that -some stragglers wished to give themselves up, but seeing nothing of them, -started back to a small support in the rear. On the way, an officer -approached him and said, “We are falling back,” mistaking him for a -fellow rebel. The Captain immediately captured him. The enemy had now -been routed, and numerous stragglers ran into the woods, and were taken -by the Captain’s men. Frequent shots were exchanged, and several of Cos. -E and H wounded. He was himself repeatedly shot at, but escaped without a -scratch. - -When the enemy’s column advanced into the woods, it passed through -Captain Drake’s Company (H), which was in the centre of the skirmish -line, and captured several of his men. After it had gone by, a body of -fifty stragglers returned and suddenly attacked him in the rear. Being -thus surrounded on all sides he, together with several more of his men, -were compelled to surrender. On being ordered to give up his sword to -a non-commissioned officer, he refused, but presented it to a rebel -Lieutenant, who soon after came up. He and twenty of his men were hurried -off to Williamsburg, and a few days later taken to Richmond. After being -confined there and at Salsbury, N.C., several months, he was exchanged and -rejoined the Regiment in Maryland. - -Capt. Cole’s Company took thirty-seven prisoners, who were dispatched -to headquarters, under charge of Lieut. Brett. Wm. Moran (private), not -satisfied with halting and compelling them to deliver up their arms, made -the prisoners get down on their knees and “surrender unconditionally.” -“_Down on your knays_, d—n you,” was the order which he administered -to every one he found. He and others of the Company were afterwards -complimented in a Special Order for their conduct on this occasion. - -Separated, and each one fighting on their “own hook,” it was marvellous -that all of these four Companies were not captured by the enemy. But -owing to the heavy rain which prevailed, and thick underbrush concealing -their strength and movements, they not only effected their escape, -but brought away nearly as many prisoners as they numbered men. This -constituted a fitting sequel to the operations of the other portion of -the Regiment. - -Thus terminated the Battle of Williamsburg, in which the Thirty-third -captured alone one hundred and fifty prisoners, and won the plaudits of -the whole army for its gallant charge. During the following night the -enemy evacuated the city, and its surrounding works, retreating back -to the Chickahominy. The Thirty-third slept on their arms, and on the -following day encamped near York River. - -On the evening of the 7th, Gen. McClellan rode into camp on his favorite -bay charger, and the Regiment being drawn up in line, he addressed them -as follows: - - OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE THIRTY-THIRD: - - “I have come to thank you in person for gallant conduct on the - field of battle on the 5th instant. I will say to you what I - have said to other Regiments engaged with you. All did well—did - all I could expect. _But you did more; you behaved like Veterans. - You are Veterans—Veterans of a hundred battles could not have - done better!_ Those on your left fought well; _but you won the - day! You were at the right point, did the right thing, and at - the right time. You shall have Williamsburg inscribed on your - Banner._” - -This brief speech from the Commanding General occasioned the wildest -enthusiasm among the men, and as “Little Mac” rode away, followed by -his Staff, cheer after cheer rent the air. During the same evening a -beautiful roan horse was presented to Adj. Sutton by the Regiment. - - - - -CHAPTER IX. - - Williamsburg.—Condition of the Roads.—Pamunkey - River.—Contrabands.—Arrival of General Franklin. - - -The retreat of the enemy left Williamsburg in our possession. No place -in the Old Dominion is fraught with more historic interest than this -city, it having been the first incorporated town in the State; the -Capital until 1769, and the seat of the Royal Government prior to the -revolution of 1776. It is now the Capital of James City County, situated -midway between the James and York Rivers, sixty miles east of Richmond -and sixty-eight north-west of Norfolk. Among other public buildings is -the Insane Retreat, which in years past has been one of the most popular -institutions of the kind in the country. The College of William and Mary, -founded here in the time of King William, is, next to Harvard, the oldest -literary institution in the United States, having been projected during -the year 1693. King William gave it an endowment of twenty thousand -dollars and twenty thousand acres of land, together with a revenue of -a penny a pound on tobacco exported from Virginia and Maryland. Other -endowments were afterwards added. The College buildings, churches, -and many private dwellings were used as hospitals for the confederate -wounded. - -[Illustration: WILLIAMSBURG, V. - - Insane Asylum. William and Mary College.] - -After a delay of three or four days, in order to bring up supplies, -the army resumed the march Friday May 9th, for the Chickahominy. The -Thirty-third broke camp early in the morning, and proceeding through -Williamsburg, bivouacked for the night, at “Burnt Ordinary,” a small -hamlet some fifteen miles beyond. The next day it moved on again, -encamping near New Kent Court House. - -It was near this point that Gen. Stoneman had overtaken the rear guard of -the fleeing enemy, who were drawn up in line of battle with a section of -artillery to receive him. Evidences of the conflict were seen on every -hand, and many of our own and the rebel wounded were scattered about -in the neighboring farm-houses. While tarrying here, the roar of Gen. -Franklin’s artillery at West Point, seven miles away, could be distinctly -heard, and the result of the battle, which was made known the next day, -increased the buoyancy and confidence of our troops. - -Owing to the rains, passage of trains, and steady tramp of men, the roads -had now become reduced to a terrible condition. Scattered all along the -route, were gun-carriages, caissons, ambulances and supply wagons, stuck -fast in the mud or lying disabled by the road-side. Horses and mules, -either dead or dying from exhaustion, were seen every few rods, and the -ground was strewn with guns, cartridge-boxes, knapsacks and clothing, -which the fleeing enemy had cast aside. Nearly two weeks time were -occupied in reaching the Chickahominy, between forty and fifty miles -distant from Williamsburg. Smith’s division resumed the march again on -the 10th, reaching “Cumberland Court House” the same day, and remained -there until the 13th, when it proceeded towards “Cumberland Landing,” on -the Pamunkey River. - -A beautiful—and after the long and tedious march exhilarating—sight -here met the eye. Stretching far away to the left and front was a vast -plain, variegated with green pastures, and field after field of cereals -yellowing into maturity. To the right the tortuous Pamunkey appeared, -skirted with dense forests and rich pasture lands, and bearing upon its -sluggish waters Federal transports of every description. For the first -time in a twelvemonth, vessels flying the stars and stripes were pursuing -its serpentine course. No sooner had the order been given to halt and -stack arms, than the soldiers began to scatter in every direction, some -to bathe in the river, others to enjoy a siesta under the shade trees, -or indulge in a pipe of the royal weed, that never failing solace for a -soldier’s griefs. - -Reports of every description concerning operations elsewhere were served -up to the troops here; one to the effect that Gen. Brooks with his whole -brigade had been captured, another that we had made prisoners of Gen. -Magruder and most of his force. The further we advanced the more filled -the air became with these - - “Flying rumors gathering as they rolled.” - -Moving five miles up the river, Col. Taylor’s command encamped in -a large clover-field, on the old Custis estate, at present in the -possession of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of the rebel cavalry service. On every -side were magnificent fields of grain, into which the jaded horses and -lank cattle were turned loose. - -[Illustration: Ruin of R. R. Bridge at White House, over the Pamunkey.] - -Here for the first time the men began to find negroes scattered around on -the plantations, whom, owing to their rapid flight, the rebels had not -driven before them. Several of these contrabands were appropriated by the -officers, and remaining with the regiment through its various campaigns, -came home with their new “Masters.” Among this number was a comical -specimen of the race, who, on being approached as he stood huddled -together with a squad of fifty or more, and asked by Sergeant Windchip -if he “would not like to see the north,” replied, “God bless you, massa, -don’t care if I do.” Then turning to his fellow contrabands, he took a -most affectionate as well as droll adieu—the tears coursing down his -ancient cheeks—broke away from the sobbing “brothers and sisters” and -“fell into line.” - -Upon reaching the White House, which was merely a landing on the river, -the left wing of the Regiment was detailed for picket duty, along with -a detachment under command of the Lieut.-Col. of the Seventy-seventh -New York. The orders were to proceed as far as a certain Court House, -and connect with Gen. Brooks’ pickets on the left. After marching some -two miles and a half, on what was supposed to be the right road, they -were suddenly brought to a halt by rebel cavalrymen, who fled rapidly -on being fired at. A few moments reconnoitring served to convince the -Lieutenant-Colonel that the picket lines did not extend in that locality. -So deploying his men in a wheat-field, he returned to head quarters to -ascertain its whereabouts. They remained here until near dark, when an -Aid came out and ordered them into camp. The laugh over this fruitless -search of eight hours after our picket line became intensified, when -it was afterwards ascertained that the force had proceeded full a mile -beyond our outer or cavalry pickets. - -The band serenaded Gen. McClellan one evening, when he sent an Aid to -extend his compliments to the regiment. There was a perfect forest of -masts here; government transports constantly arriving and departing, -and on every side was seen the ceaseless activity which marks an active -campaign. - -Gen. Franklin soon reached this point and assumed charge of the 6th -corps, to which Gen. Smith’s Division was assigned. Prior to that time it -had been in Gen. Keyes’ corps and comprised a portion of the left wing -of the army. But this change brought the Division on the extreme right. -Monday, 19th, the Brigade moved up the river six miles, and halted on the -farm of an Æsculapian rebel, whom his contrabands described as suddenly -seized with the gout on our approach. The boys designated this place as -“Camp Onion,” owing to the quantities of this odoriferous vegetable which -were hawked through the encampment. Saturday, May 21st, the march was -resumed, the division proceeding to within eleven miles of Richmond. - - - - -CHAPTER X. - - BATTLE OF MECHANICSVILLE. - - -Two days later Gen. Stoneman pushed forward with cavalry and artillery, -on a bold reconnoissance toward the rebel capital. Gen. Davidson’s -Brigade followed, as a support, the rest of the Division remaining -behind. About four o’clock in the afternoon, the General fell in with the -enemy—“Howell Cobb’s Brigade”—who retreated after a few shots had been -exchanged. Stoneman again moved forward, halting for the night just east -of Beaver Dam Creek, and the Brigade, crossing over, took up position on -an elevated spot, and slept on their arms. This creek is a narrow, muddy -stream, emptying into the Chickahominy. - -A part of the Thirty-third were employed on picket duty until the -next morning, being stationed in close proximity to the rebels. At -daybreak the infantry pushed on towards Mechanicsville; General Stoneman -with the cavalry proceeding further to the right. Three companies of -the Thirty-third acted as the advance guard, and were deployed as -skirmishers. When within two hundred yards of Mechanicsville, the rebels, -who had fallen back during the night, were discovered drawn up in the -principal street, and in a neighboring grove. The skirmishers immediately -opened upon them, when taking refuge in buildings and behind walls, they -returned the fire. - -The whole Brigade now moved up on both sides of the road, and two -sections of Wheeler’s battery were got into position, and commenced -tossing shell into the village. This placed the skirmishers between two -fires, and for a time, they were nearly as much exposed to our own as the -rebels. One had his canteen perforated by a piece of shell thrown from -the Union battery, another had a part of his shoe taken away. The firing -of the rebel cannoniers, at first slow, became very rapid and accurate as -the battle progressed. One solid shot passed between Major Platner and -Captain Guion, as they stood conversing together. A second whizzed close -by the head of Colonel Taylor’s horse, and a third striking the roll of -blankets strapped on behind a horseman, threw them high into the air. -Every one held their breath for a moment, supposing that it was the rider -himself, but he escaped unharmed. - -The guns were afterwards removed to the right of the skirmishers, and -a section of flying artillery posted on the left. A heavy fire was now -concentrated on the buildings in which the confederates had concealed -themselves, soon causing an exodus on their part, and the whole force -commenced falling back in the direction of Richmond. Seeing this, Gen. -Davidson ordered a charge, when the Thirty-third and Seventy-seventh -gallantly charged down upon the place, driving everything before them. - -[Illustration: MECHANICSVILLE, VA.] - -Large numbers of knapsacks and blankets which the rebels had thrown away -in their flight were picked up in the streets. They were most of them -marked “Rome (Ga.) Light Guards.” Guns, equipments, blankets, and other -materials of war, were likewise found in large quantities. Nearly all -the houses were more or less pockmarked with shot and shell. The Mayor’s -residence, an elegant mansion, had been struck seventeen different times. -Those of the inhabitants who had not fled, were found packed away like -sardines, in cellars and other places of refuge. They were very much -frightened, and not until repeatedly assured that we would not harm them, -could they be prevailed upon to come out. - -After taking possession of the village, a line of skirmishers was thrown -out half a mile on the Richmond road. Detachments of the Thirty-third, -Seventh Maine, and five companies of cavalry were left in charge of the -town. They were relieved upon the following day, and rejoined their -regiments on the Beaver Dam, to which the Brigade had returned after the -engagement. Some members of Company E discovered a grist mill here, and -spent most of the night in grinding corn, and making hoe-cake. - -Gen. Stoneman had in the meantime proceeded several miles to the right, -and accomplished the object of the expedition by destroying the Richmond -and Fredericksburg railroad bridge over the Chickahominy. - -With one exception this was the nearest point attained to Richmond during -the entire Peninsular campaign. Gen. Hooker, after the battle of Fair -Oaks, followed the fleeing enemy to within less than four miles of their -capital. - -That it could then have been taken had General Davidson’s brigade been -reinforced and permitted to proceed, is a truth which admits of no -denial. There were no rebel forces between Mechanicsville and the city, -with the exception of those driven from the former place, they being -concentrated on the left of our lines. There were no fortifications of -any extent on that side of the capital, as the attack was expected to be -made from the other direction. The approaches were all left open, and -the appearance of this single brigade of “Yankees” struck terror to the -rebels, who inferred that all was lost. - - - - -CHAPTER XI. - - “Gaines’ Farm.”—Liberty Hall.—Battle of Seven Pines.—Fair - Oaks.—Rapid rise of the Chickahominy.—The Gaines Estate.—An - aged Negro.—Golden’s Farm.—Camp Lincoln.—Letter from an Officer. - - -Davidson’s brigade again moved from Beaver Dam Creek, on the 26th of -May, down the left bank of the Chickahominy (the enemy throwing a few -shells at them as they marched), and encamped on “Gaines’ Farm,” where -they remained until the 5th of June, performing picket duty and building -corduroy roads. Not far from here was “Liberty Hall,” where Patrick Henry -was born, May 29, 1736. The building, which his father had used as a -grammar school, was now appropriated for a National Hospital, and the -little farm on which Patrick had commenced life in company with his young -wife, the daughter of a neighboring farmer, occupied by our troops. - -General Keyes’ corps, followed by that of General Heintzelman, had now -crossed the Chickahominy, the remainder of the army still resting on -the left bank. General Casey’s division held the extreme advance; his -pickets being within five miles of Richmond. Relying upon the sudden and -rapid rise of the river preventing our crossing over more troops, Gen’l -Johnston, then commander of the rebel forces, hurled his whole army upon -these two corps on the morning of the 31st, with the expectation of -annihilating them. Casey’s Division, which bore the brunt of the attack, -was forced back from their rifle-pits and second line of battle, after -fighting for several hours and losing 1,443 men. - -[Illustration: Liberty Hall, Birth-place of Patrick Henry.] - -The courageous Sumner, who, notwithstanding the freshet, had crossed his -corps, now drove fiercely at the enemy, and saved the left wing from -destruction. Yet the whole force was obliged to fall back nearly two -miles, owing to the overwhelming numbers and impetuous onslaught of the -rebels. Here they maintained their ground, refusing to yield an inch -more, and the fighting ended for the day. This was known as the battle of -Seven Pines. - -The enemy renewed the conflict on the morrow, attacking General Sumner -at “Fair Oaks,” from which the second day’s struggle derives its name. -They were everywhere repulsed, and compelled to retreat back to their -stronghold, followed by our victorious troops to within four miles of -the capital, when, for a second time, it was given up for lost. “The -enemy,” wrote General McClellan to the Secretary of War, after the close -of the contest, “attacked in force, and with great spirit, yesterday -morning, but are everywhere most signally repulsed with great loss. Our -troops charged frequently on both days, and uniformly broke the enemy. -The result is, that our left is within four miles of Richmond. I only -wait for the river to fall to cross with the rest of the force and make -a general attack. Should I find them holding firm in a very strong -position, I may wait for what troops I can bring up from Fort Monroe. But -the _morale_ of my troops is now such that I can venture much. I do not -fear for odds against me. The victory is complete, and all credit is due -to the gallantry of our officers and men.” - -The Thirty-third, at the commencement of the conflict, was doing picket -duty near one of the bridges which were being constructed over the -Chickahominy. So sudden was the rise in the river, that the force which -proceeded at two o’clock Sunday morning to relieve the pickets stationed -near the bridge three hours previous, found them nearly surrounded with -water. Some were standing up to their arm-pits in the now new channel, -and others, having lost their footing, were clinging to trees, for dear -life. Boats were obtained, and they were rescued from their perilous -position. At 3 o’clock, General Brooks came down to the river with his -Brigade, the second in Smith’s Division—Davidson’s being the third, and -Hancock’s the first,—to cross over and render what assistance he could on -the opposite side. By this time the bridge was most of it swept away, and -the General, instead of attempting to cross, set his men to repairing it. -At sunrise the river had overflowed to the width of half a mile, and he -experienced much difficulty in getting his troops back to dry land again. -All day Sunday the heavy roar of artillery and sharp firing of musketry -could be heard. Just at night, General McClellan, accompanied by General -Hancock, rode down to the right of the Thirty-third, where they remained -until dark, watching the progress of the battle. - -Dr. Gaines, the owner of the farm on which the Regiment was now encamped, -possessed one of the finest estates in Virginia. One wheat field alone -comprised four hundred and fifty acres. In the rear of his dwelling, -furnished in the most costly manner, was a picturesque grove, which -furnished a cool retreat for the officers during the intense heat of -the mid-day. In front was an extensive garden, abounding in flowers and -shrubs of native and foreign with all its beautiful surroundings, was -overrun by the “invader.” - -[Illustration: CAMP LINCOLN. - -ATTACK OF THE 7TH AND 8TH GEORGIA.] - -The Regiment remained here until the 5th of June, when the Division was -ordered to cross the Chickahominy and encamp on “Golden’s Farm,” nearly -opposite. The Third Brigade took the advance. Owing to the high stage -of the water, it was obliged to proceed down the river to “Dispatch -Station,” before effecting a crossing. When marching up on the opposite -bank, the men fell in with a gray-haired, toothless negro, 102 years of -age, who entertained them with a recital of many incidents which had -transpired during his long period of slave life. After having marched -over fifteen miles to reach a point only three miles opposite the old -encampment, the Thirty-third arrived at Golden’s Farm, where Baxter’s -Fire Zouaves, of Philadelphia, were found briskly skirmishing with the -enemy. - -Our artillery, which immediately opened upon them, put the rebels to -flight, and the picket line was moved forward, for some distance. Col. -Taylor halted his command in a beautiful corn-field, and on the following -day occupied a more advanced position, less than one thousand yards from -the enemy’s lines. There it remained until the 28th of June, the spot -being christened “Camp Lincoln.” - -An officer of the Regiment, in a communication from here, dated June 8th, -wrote: - -“We are now six miles from Richmond, behind entrenchments, waiting for -something to turn up. The pickets are very close together, and many -prisoners are coming in every day. A Sergeant and five men just came -through the lines, and reported to Colonel Taylor, Field Officer of the -day. The Sergeant is from Ulster County, N. Y. Doubtless a great number -would desert, if it were possible to do so without incurring danger. -Yesterday much amusement was created by the operation of a new and -original line of telegraph between our forces and the enemy. It seems a -number of dogs have been wandering around in front for some days. One of -them yesterday came in with a letter tied around his neck. It was read by -our men, the Thirty-third being on picket duty at the time, and an answer -sent back the same way; another note was likewise written, and answered. -The import of the first letter was, that they were much ‘obliged for the -tender of cannon they took from us the other day, and anything more of -the same sort sent them, they would cheerfully receive.’ No doubt of it. -The second was rough in its language, and full of empty boastings. The -battle-field of last Saturday week is close by us, and bears evidence of -the murderous conflict, when tens of thousands bore down upon barely a -Division, and unsuccessfully tried to cut them off, or thrust or crush -them into the river. - -The difficulties attendant upon transporting troops and various munitions -of war, has retarded us some, but now we are ready. This morning (the -Sabbath) there was some sharp firing in front, but it was quickly subdued -by a battery of our 20-pounders. A new Regiment has been added to our -Brigade—Col. Max Weber’s Regiment—the 20th N. Y. Vols. We have a fine -Brigade now, and our General thinks an effective one. Our picket line has -been advanced twice, the enemy retiring each time. The regular receipt of -the mails has been interrupted again, and of course is a source of regret -to us. Sitting on the ramparts of our rifle-pits this morning, writing -this letter, the view looking up the river, reminds one of Big Flats, at -Geneseo, flooded by heavy rains. The stream here is unusually high. An -old negro, 102 years old, who has always lived in this section, says that -he never knew such an immense quantity of rain to fall before in the same -space of time, at this season of the year. Gen. Prim and Staff, with our -Division Staff, just passed through our camp on a reconnoissance to the -front.” - - - - -CHAPTER XII. - - Proximity to the Rebels.—Colonel Taylor fired at by a - Sharpshooter.—Picket Skirmishing.—Building a Bridge.—Position - of Affairs.—General McClellan Reconnoitring.—He writes - to the President.—Lee’s Plans.—Second Battle of - Mechanicsville.—Shelling the Thirty-third’s Camp.—Battle of - Gaines’ Farm.—A Retreat to the James decided upon. - - -Soon after reaching “Camp Lincoln,” the Thirty-third was set to work -on a formidable redoubt, since known as “Fort Davidson,” and likewise -constructed numerous rifle-pits. The enemy daily threw shot and shell -at our encampments, apparently for mere pastime, many of them striking -among the tents. On one occasion a round shot, passing entirely over -the officers’ quarters, killed Dr. Spencer’s Orderly in the rear. Not -long after another came whizzing through the air, and carried away the -shoulder blade of a reckless cavalryman, who was laughing as he rode -along at the manœuvres of the men, declaring that he would not “dodge for -their guns.” A member of the Seventy-seventh was killed in hospital close -by. - -[Illustration: Fort Davidson—Chickahominy Swamps.] - -The rebels also had a very disagreeable habit of climbing up in the -forest trees and firing at us, some times even when sitting in the camp -doors. One afternoon, as Colonel Taylor was reclining upon a lounge in -the Lieutenant Colonel’s tent, a sharp-shooter deliberately fired at him -from a neighboring tree, the ball passing through the lounge and out at -the back side of the tent. He immediately ordered out several of his best -shots to pick off the impudent rebel. - -Not content with constantly annoying us during the daytime, they -frequently got up night demonstrations, compelling our “troops” to turn -out at very unseasonable hours. The Thirty-third were aroused from their -slumbers one night by the bursting of a shell directly over the centre -of the encampment. Gorman’s Brigade frequently engaged in these night -skirmishes. Colonel Taylor’s command rarely indulged in picket firing, -as many of the Regiments did, unless it was provoked by the enemy. This -custom, so prevalent at the commencement of the war, has almost wholly -ceased, and now, instead of “blazing away” on the slightest pretext, the -pickets patrol their beats month after month within speaking distance, -without molesting one another. - -As the month advanced, the troops were kept busily employed in throwing -up breastworks and constructing a new bridge over the Chickahominy, below -the point where the lowest of the three previously carried away by the -freshet was built. Frequently they were compelled to stand waist deep -in the water, while cutting timbers, which were carried to the river on -handspikes, many of them requiring sixteen or more men to transport them. -This bridge, when completed, was an imposing structure, and afterwards -saved the right wing of the army, by furnishing a passage to the opposite -side of the river, when the rebel legions were hurled against it with -such rapidity and violence. - -Nearly three months had now elapsed since the Army of the Potomac landed -at Fortress Monroe, and began the Peninsular Campaign. Yorktown had been -evacuated, the bloody battles of “Williamsburg,” “West Point,” “Fair -Oaks” and “Seven Pines,” besides several lesser engagements, fought, the -troops arrived before and around Richmond, and our labors were apparently -about to be crowned with success by its capture. - -One evening, about the 20th of the month, Gen. McClellan, accompanied -by Gens. Smith, Gorman and Porter, rode down to the picket line where -Captain Warford, with his Company, was stationed. After removing their -coats, in order to conceal their rank, and fording a small creek, they -ascended to a tree-top to reconnoitre the enemy’s position. Their pickets -were only about twenty rods distant, on the opposite side of a wheat -field. Descending, the Commander-in-Chief remarked to Gen. Smith, with a -smile on his face, “I have got them now,” accompanying the remark with -a significant doubling up of his right fist. His army then numbered one -hundred and fifteen thousand men fit for duty. - -A few brief hours served to dispel the visions of success and glory -which had brightened up his countenance. On the evening of the 25th, -Gen. McClellan telegraphed to the President: “I incline to think that -Jackson will attack my right and rear. The rebel force is stated at two -hundred thousand, including Jackson and Beauregard. I shall have to -contend against vastly superior odds, if these reports be true, but this -army will do all in the power of man to hold their position, and repulse -an attack. I regret my inferiority in numbers, but feel that I am in no -way responsible for it, as I have not failed to represent repeatedly -the necessity of reinforcements; that this was the decisive point, and -that all should be concentrated here. I will do all that a General can -do, with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and if it is -destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least die with it and share its -fate.... I shall probably be attacked to-morrow, and now go to the other -side of the Chickahominy to arrange for the defence on that side.” - -The reader will understand that our army was then arranged in the form of -a semi-circle, extending across the Chickahominy, the left resting upon -Savage’s Station, and the right upon Mechanicsville. In the rear of the -right wing was “White House,” on the Pamunkey River, used as a base of -supplies for the army, which were brought by way of York River. The plan -of Gen. Lee, who had now succeeded Gen. Johnston, was to concentrate his -whole force on our right wing, destroy it before the troops on the other -side of the river could be brought against him, gain possession of White -House, thereby cutting off our supplies as well as way of retreat, and -capture the entire army. He had no sooner however, taken the initiatory -step in this programme, by calling Jackson to his assistance, than Gen. -McClellan, as appears from the above letter to the President, divined his -whole strategy. - -On the afternoon of Thursday, June 26th, the enemy fell upon Gen. -McCall’s Division at Mechanicsville. Reynolds’ and Seymour’s Brigades -bore the brunt of the attack. The battle continued until sundown, when -the rebels were handsomely repulsed. At midnight the force fell back, in -accordance with orders, to “Gaines’ Farm,” where was fought the bloody -engagement of Friday, June 27th, resulting in a Federal loss of 9,000 -killed, wounded and missing. Smith’s Division, it will be remembered, was -now located nearly opposite from Gaines’ Farm, or Mill. - -While the battle was progressing, on Thursday, at Mechanicsville, the -enemy stationed on the opposite side of the river opened a furious -cannonade on Gen. Smith, to divert attention. The tents of the -Thirty-third were considerably damaged with shot and shell, and the -horses of the Major and Quartermaster killed, in addition to several -other animals. Very fortunately the men had just completed a formidable -breastwork directly in front of the encampment, and taking refuge behind -this, none of them were killed. - -The contrabands, of whom a considerable number now accompanied the -Regiment, were terribly frightened, and scampered away rapidly. Two of -them sought refuge behind a pile of cracker-boxes, but they had hardly -gained this shelter before a bursting shell scattered the boxes and -contents in all directions, much to the horror of the fleeing negroes -and amusement of the soldiers, who were ensconced away behind the -earthworks. Several of them received such a fright that they were never -seen afterwards. Of this number was one of the negroes who communicated -the information before Yorktown of its evacuation. - -On the following day, the 27th, a portion of Gen. Franklin’s Corps was -sent back across the river to aid Gen. Porter in holding his position at -Gaines’ Farm. Several of our batteries were likewise wheeled about and -brought to bear upon the enemy. But these and other reinforcements were -not sufficient to turn the tide of battle. The overwhelming numbers of -the enemy, estimated by Gen. McClellan at full eighty thousand, precluded -any hope of successfully resisting them and maintaining the position. All -the troops on the east bank of the river accordingly crossed that night -to the opposite side, destroying the bridge after them. - -Gen. McClellan immediately summoned several of his Generals, and informed -them that there was only one of two things to be done, either to mass all -of his troops at that point, near “Golden’s Farm,” and risk a sanguinary -battle, or to retire immediately and rapidly to the James River. In the -former case, defeat would ensure the destruction of the army, whereas by -abandoning the siege of Richmond for the time being, he could retreat -in safety to the James, saving most of his men and _material_. The -result of the interview was a determination on the part of the Commanding -General to “change his base,” and, under cover of night, preparations -were made for the retreat. - - - - -CHAPTER XIII. - - BATTLE OF GOLDEN’S FARM. - - -During the following morning, Saturday, June 28th, Col. Taylor, in -accordance with orders from Gen. Smith, moved with a portion of his -command to relieve and support the picket line, then within two hundred -yards of the enemy, leaving the remainder in camp, under command of -acting Adjutant Tyler, to strike tents, secure baggage, &c., preparatory -to retreating. The men had hardly reached the picket line before the -confederates opened a heavy artillery fire from twenty pieces, which was -mainly concentrated upon the camp. - -Shot and shell flew in every direction, crashing through the trees, -ploughing up the ground, completely riddling the tents, firing the -baggage and commissary stores, and rendering every foot of the camp -enclosure untenable. The camp guard, prisoners, sick, convalescents -and, others, seizing their arms, immediately sought refuge behind the -earthworks, consisting of ditches and the breastwork in front, which had -afforded such good protection on the Thursday previous. - -Several of the enemy’s missiles struck the breastworks and rolled over, -occasioning not a little confusion. One shell dropped down into the ditch -beneath the parapet among the men, but was quickly tossed out by J. W. -Hendricks, Co. A, and again taken up by Peter Roach, of the same Company, -and thrown down the hill, where it exploded, doing no injury. This heroic -deed of these brave fellows undoubtedly saved the lives of several of -their comrades at the imminent peril of their own. - -Not being replied to by our guns, nearly all of which had been taken to -the rear to form in the line of retreat, their artillery firing ceased -at the end of an hour, leading our officers to infer that the rebels -had withdrawn to some other point. The mistake was soon discovered, -however, when the picket line (embracing, in addition to a part of the -Thirty-third, two companies of the Forty-ninth Pennsylvania), which had -firmly maintained its position, in spite of the artillery fire, was -fiercely attacked by two full regiments of infantry. - -The men stood their ground manfully at first, but were at length forced -back to the earthworks, wheeling and firing steadily as they retreated. -The defences gained, and the co-operation of the remainder of the -Regiment secured, a most gallant stand was made. Colonel Taylor had -hardly stationed the men in their places before the rebels, flushed with -their first success, and confident of easily storming the defences and -capturing the defenders, came charging furiously down upon them. - -All became hushed along the line as the men nerved themselves for the -encounter. The orders to “reserve fire,” “fire low,” &c., were given in -a quiet undertone, and the soldiers, bringing their firelocks to their -shoulders and resting them over the top of the parapet, calmly waited the -approach of the enemy. On they came, yelling and shouting like demons, -till within a few yards of the breastwork when there instantly shot forth -from behind it a sheet of flame, followed by another and another, until, -staggered by the galling fire, the rebels wavered, broke and fled in -great disorder from the field. - -When the smoke cleared away the number of killed and wounded that -appeared scattered upon the ground testified to the accuracy of our aim. -Nearly every one had brought down his man. They continued firing upon the -retreating enemy until out of range. Not satisfied with the reception -which they had received, the confederates, re-forming, again advanced, -though more cautiously than at first. But they were again met by a -murderous fire and compelled to fall back, leaving many of their number -on the field. - -Maddened by the defeat and carnage which had taken place around him, -Colonel Lamar, of the Eighth Ga., who commanded the enemy, now sprang -forward in front of his men, and, waving his sword and hat in the air, -incited them to a renewal of the charge. Over a hundred rifles were -instantly levelled at him, and he fell, dangerously wounded, to the -ground. At the same time a section of Mott’s battery, which had come up, -opened an enfilading fire upon them from the left, and the victory was -complete, the enemy fleeing in all directions. - -Huzza after huzza followed from our men, who could be restrained only -with the greatest difficulty from leaping over the parapet and pursuing -them. This it would not have been prudent to do, owing to the great -disparity in numbers. A small party was, however, sent forward to secure -several prisoners who had voluntarily surrendered, and also our wounded. - -This attempt, on the part of the Seventh and Eighth Ga. Regiments, to -capture the Thirty-third, resulted to them in a loss of 91 killed and -left upon the field, a large number of wounded, 50 prisoners, including -the wounded Col. Lamar of the Eighth and Lieut. Colonel Tower of the -Seventh Ga., and two hundred stand of arms. We lost several, in killed -and wounded, during the first part of the engagement, when forced back to -the entrenchments. A number were also taken prisoners, including Captain -Hamilton, of Company G, who was exchanged, and returned to the Regiment -at Harrison’s Landing. The enemy’s balls mostly passed several feet over, -or lodged in the earthworks, doing but little injury. - -First Lieutenant Moses Church, of Company E, fearless to a fault, seized -a musket and, going out from behind the protection of the works, fired -repeatedly, with deliberate aim, at the advancing rebels, until he -dropped dead, pierced through the head with a minie-ball. He was a brave -and beloved officer, and was buried close to the spot where he so nobly -died. Private Hildreth, of the same Company, also exposed himself in a -similar manner, and was shot dead, the ball penetrating his eye. - -Immediately after the final discomfiture of the rebels, Major Platner was -sent by Colonel Taylor to establish a new picket line, and both parties -buried their dead, under a flag of truce. One of the prisoners, belonging -to the Eighth Ga., on seeing the mangled remains of his brother, -wept bitterly and for a time refused to leave them. The same soldier -afterwards conversed with members of the Thirty-third at the first battle -of Fredericksburg, and reverted to the circumstance, and also to the fact -that his Regiment had encountered the Thirty-third for the fourth time in -battle. - -While the engagement was going on, the Seventy-seventh N. Y., to the -command of which Lieut.-Colonel Corning had been temporarily assigned, -was drawn up in line of battle further to the left, to prevent a flank -movement. - -The following is Colonel Taylor’s report of the engagement: - - HEAD-QUARTERS THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT, N. Y. S. V., - Virginia, July 10, 1862. - - _To the A. A. Gen’l, Third Brigade_: - - ... On June 28th, the entire Regiment, with the exception - of the camp guard, cooks, and a few convalescent sick, was - ordered out on picket. Soon after, they became engaged with - the enemy, and according to instructions they fell back, - contesting every inch, into the rifle pits in front of their - camp. During this time Lieutenant Lucius C. Mix and Lieutenant - Ed. J. Tyler, of Company A, succeeded, under a galling fire, - in collecting and placing in good order, the former his camp - guard, and the latter all others in camp—some fifty men. - Both of these officers were conspicuous in their endeavors - to stop those who had become panic stricken, of which there - were a few, and arranging them to good effect in the rifle - pit—many of whom fought nobly. I can also mention the name - of Quartermaster Sergeant John J. Carter, now Lieutenant of - Company B, in connection with this affair, who not only did - good service in quieting the men, but conduced to keeping up - a continual fire on the enemy. Much praise is due to Captain - Warford and Lieutenant Church, of Company E, also to Lieutenant - Corning, of Company B, and Lieutenant Gale, of Company G, for - their coolness in drawing in the men, and establishing order - under such circumstances, at one time being nearly surrounded. - Captain Hamilton, of Company G, was taken prisoner while - actively engaged in rallying his men, and Lieutenant Church, of - Company E, was killed while encouraging his men by words and - deeds. - - The above is respectfully submitted. - - Your most obedient servant, - - R. F. TAYLOR, - Colonel Commanding Thirty-third N. Y. S. V. - -General Davidson, in his report of the affair, said: - -“The Thirty-third N. Y. Volunteers, Colonel Taylor, of my Brigade, then -on picket, in conjunction with the Forty-ninth Pa. (two companies), -Colonel Irwin, had the honor of repulsing the enemy most handsomely. The -conduct of the Thirty-third N. Y., Forty-ninth Pa., and Seventh Maine, -under this terrible, concentrated fire, which took us completely by -surprise, was all that could be desired.” - - - - -CHAPTER XIV. - - The Retreat Commenced.—The Thirty-third one of the last - Regiments to Leave.—Savage’s Station.—Destruction of - Property.—General Davidson Sun-struck. - - -Our army was now in full retreat, the right wing following the left, and -both sweeping away to the James. The rebel capital beleagured, pressed, -girt round about by a living wall, and just within our grasp, once more -breathes freely. The siege is raised, the tide of war rolled back from -her gates, and the black flag of rebellion waves in triumph. - -It was a sad and humiliating day for our brave boys, when gathering up -effects and shouldering muskets, they turned their backs on the city. -For weeks they had regarded it as their prize. Their young Chief had -told them it should be theirs, and in him they firmly placed their -trust. Bitter were the anathemas heaped upon the Washington authorities, -through whose mismanagement they believed victory was being turned into -defeat. Whatever may have been the truth of the case, they and they alone -were held responsible that we were now marching away from instead of -towards Richmond. The route of the right wing lay along the west bank -of the Chickahominy to Savage’s Station, White Oak Swamp, and thence to -Harrison’s Bar. General Smith’s command did not begin to move until the -troops, crossed from the other side of the river, had passed by. - -Saturday night, June 28th, the right wing of the Thirty-third was again -detailed for picket duty, the third night the men had been without sleep. -In obedience to orders from Gen. Davidson, Captain McNair, taking a squad -of men, destroyed the camp equipage of the entire Brigade. Before morning -the destruction of everything of value was completed. Cos. C, D and I -remained on picket until 1 o’clock A. M., when they were relieved by A -and F. The line stretched away to the left for half a mile, connecting -on with General Gorman’s. The reader can imagine what were the feelings -of these men, who were left to deceive and hold in check the enemy while -the remainder of the troops withdrew. Regiment after Regiment disappeared -in the distance, until they alone remained. Moments lengthened into -hours, but their eyes were greeted with no signal to retire. Through the -gray mist of the early morn, the rebel pickets could be seen, their line -advanced already to within speaking distance, and their forces in the -rear preparing to throw themselves headlong on our retreating columns; -still no orders for withdrawal came. - -It is a brave and noble thing when a soldier, burning with love of -country and cheered on by the presence and sympathy of comrades in arms, -rushes into the conflict, and at the cannon’s mouth breasts the storm -of death; but braver and nobler far, when the picket guard, knowing -that each moment lengthens the distance between him and friends, and -makes more certain his slaughter or capture by an insolent and cruel -foe, stands calmly waiting his fate, rather than betray his trust and -compromise the safety of an army. Gen. Smith had said to them before -going out, “It is the duty of the few to sacrifice themselves for the -safety of the many,” and they murmured not at the decision which had made -them the victims. - -After all hope of being withdrawn had gone, they were, to their great -joy, signalled to return, which they did rapidly, under cover of a dense -fog, and soon joined the Regiment. - -The Division marched two miles Sunday morning, keeping on the high lands -which skirt the Chickahominy, in order to protect the right of the army. -On arriving at Trent House, they were massed for a short time, during -which Gen. McClellan rode by. - -Again resuming the march along the river, they halted about one mile to -the right of Savage’s Station, and, after remaining in line of battle a -few moments, fell back to the Station, a large clearing in the forest, -of two thousand acres or more. The pioneers of the Thirty-third were -detailed to assist in the destruction of the immense war material which -had accumulated here. Of all the pyrotechnic displays which our military -authorities have gotten up during the war, this was the most costly and -magnificent, if such a melancholy spectacle can be styled magnificent. - -Scattered over a large surface of ground were heavy supplies of -provisions and ammunition burning and bursting, filling the air with -smoke and embers, and adding to the already oppressive heat of the day. -As the flames reached fresh piles of commissary stores, they would burst -forth anew, lighting up the country for miles, and imparting a terrible -grandeur to the scene. The forage, which had been sent from the North, -and collected from the surrounding country, burned rapidly, creating -dense volumes of smoke, which slowly drifted along to the westward. -Great numbers of torpedoes, prepared for signal purposes, were shooting -in every direction, displaying through the murky atmosphere the red, -white and blue colors. Occasionally a box of cartridges would explode, -sending the balls whizzing among the tree tops, to the great annoyance -of some of the men, who did not care to be picked off in this style. A -large number of agricultural implements sent down from Washington to -aid in harvesting the crops of the Peninsula, were thrown together in a -promiscuous heap. The torch applied, nothing soon remained of them but -a mass of blackened shafts and wheels. Though burning so fiercely, the -flames were found inadequate to complete the destruction. A long train of -cars was accordingly run up, and after being loaded with material, and -set on fire, was started towards the Chickahominy, the engineer swinging -off after having “let on full steam.” Along it sped at a fearful rate, -until reaching the river, when the engine exploded, as it careened over -the bank, and the cars were precipitated into the water below, lying -piled one upon another, a mass of ruins. The explosion of the engine, -which was heard for a long distance, caused the rebels to hastily decamp -from the opposite side of the river, where they were drawn up to prevent -our retreat in that direction. - -A General Hospital was located at the Station, and contained, in addition -to thousands of sick, the wounded from the late battles, who had been -sent here after the retreat was decided upon, presenting an indescribable -scene of suffering and woe. To add to the gloom and unhappiness of -their condition, they were now informed that all who could not join in -the march would be left behind, no ambulances or transportation being -furnished. A large number of the poor fellows, determined not to fall -into the hands of the enemy, started bravely out, and through all the -retreat, their weak and emaciated forms could be seen struggling along -the weary way, with limbs just amputated, or undressed wounds bleeding -at every step. But with spirits all unconquered, and hope yet whispering -words of encouragement, many of these unfortunates reached Harrison’s -Bar, and have since recovered to recount experiences of suffering and -brave endurance, rarely fallen to the lot of human beings. - -Of this number was Philip Smith, of the Thirty-third, whose case -presents a striking instance of that fortitude which brought many sick -and wounded through that long retreat, while many strong men were -compelled to succumb to the fatigue and become prisoners. He was wounded -through the elbow at the battle of Golden’s Farm. The wound was severe, -and such as would ordinarily require amputation. - -He was immediately conveyed to Savage’s Station, where the surgeons -determined to remove the arm. Smith resisted, but was forced upon the -operating table. It became necessary for the surgeons to leave the -subject for a moment, when he sprang from the table and hurried away -from the Hospital. He followed the moving army from day to day, much of -the time unable to obtain food, his arm frightfully swollen, and every -moment becoming more painful. After four days he arrived at Harrison’s -Landing, and found his way on board of one of the transports, his wound -still undressed. He was carried to Baltimore, and placed in the General -Hospital there. Here, too, the surgeon in charge, determined upon -amputation, and declared he could not live ten days in that condition. -“Then,” said Smith, “I will die with two arms.” For several days the -surgeon refused to dress the wound at all, and at length was about to -force the operation, when the Chief Surgeon, after a careful examination, -remarked, that as the young man appeared to have an excellent -constitution he might bear up under the excruciating pain, and perhaps -recover without losing the limb. The wound was now dressed for the first -time, and although months of pain and sickness followed, Smith finally -recovered his health, with the consolation that his obstinate endurance -had saved his right arm. - -After remaining two hours in the woods round Savage’s Station, Davidson’s -Brigade marched two miles further to the rear, when a halt was ordered. -Several large boxes of Quartermaster’s stores were found here, having -been left for want of transportation. The men helped themselves freely to -clothing, doffing their old garments for entire new suits. After resting -for a few moments, the Brigade was ordered back again to the Station, to -support Gen. Brooks, who had become engaged with the enemy. Proceeding -back at a double quick, Brooks was found driving the enemy in fine style -with his Vermont Brigade, after having punished them severely. The battle -lasted until an hour after sunset, when a brilliant cavalry charge -totally routed and put to flight the rebels. Gen. Brooks was, however, -wounded. The Vermont troops fought nobly, sustaining the reputation -which they had previously won at Lee’s Mills and in other engagements. -While the conflict was raging fiercely, a member of the Forty-ninth -Pennsylvania stepped out in front of the line of battle, and, unmindful -of the bullets which were whistling around him, delivered a very solemn -prayer. The effect was most impressive on the hearers. - -Parties, including one often men from the Thirty-third, detailed to bury -the dead, were nearly all taken prisoners. The Brigade remained until -ten o’clock in the evening, the men falling asleep in their tracks, when -it again moved to the rear, on the road previously taken, towards White -Oak Swamp. Gen Davidson, who had been sun-struck during the afternoon, -was borne along for some distance on a litter by members of the band. -On being temporarily left by the road-side, the General stepped into a -house close by, and a straggler happening along took his place. The men -returning, took up the litter, and carried the straggler nearly a mile -before discovering their mistake. They were very much chagrined over the -“sell,” but thought it too good a joke to keep. - - - - -CHAPTER XV. - - A Tedious Night March.—White Oak Swamp.—Sudden Attack by the - Enemy.—Narrow Escape of General Smith.—A Cowardly Colonel. - - -Col. Taylor succeeded to the command of the Brigade. The distance to the -bridge was represented as being inconsiderable, and the troops plodded -wearily along, congratulating themselves that they should soon reach -a resting place; but hour after hour of the long night passed, and no -bridge appeared. Owing to the darkness and confusion, the commands became -mingled together, Regiments losing their Brigades, and soldiers their -Regiments. - -It was now the fourth night the men had been without sleep, which, -together with the fearful excitement through which they had passed, -exhausted their strength, and one after another sank down by the road -side, knowing that the enemy would soon be along. - -An hour before day the Brigade reached the bridge which crossed White Oak -Swamp, when a scene ensued which baffles description. The structure was -very narrow, and each Regiment pushed ahead pell-mell, in order to get -over first. A Maj. General stood on the bridge and kept repeating: “For -God’s sake hurry up men.” The enemy were pressing closely behind, and -might make their appearance at any moment, rendering escape impossible. -Already guards stood, with torch in hand, waiting the first signal of -their approach to fire the structure, and thereby save those who had -already crossed. - -After anxiously waiting an hour, the Thirty-third succeeded in effecting -a crossing, but many were found to be missing. A placard was posted up by -the road-side directing such men as might afterwards come up, to the spot -where the Regiment was located. General Smith temporarily established his -headquarters under a fruit tree, and sent out aids to hunt up his various -Regiments. Those of Colonel Taylor’s Brigade being got together, moved -up, about six o’clock, on their way from the swamp, taking the road to -Harrison’s Landing. They proceeded, however, only a short distance, over -the crest of a hill, and halting, formed in line of battle. - -No signs of the enemy being visible, arms were stacked, and the men -scattered in various directions—some to pitch tents, others to bring -water or bathe themselves. Nearly all the stragglers had now got over, -and about eleven o’clock the bridge was in flames. When the Thirty-third -were receiving rations they were suddenly startled by the roar of fifty -cannon and the appearance in their midst of shot and shell. Under cover -of the dense wood on the opposite side of the swamp the enemy had planted -their batteries, in close proximity to us, and obtained perfect range -of our forces. So accurate was their aim that the first shell burst in -the dwelling occupied by General Smith, cutting the gray-haired owner in -two just as he was leaving the house. The same shell disabled Lieutenant -Long, knocked down Lucius Beach of Company C, and killed a Southern -laborer who was standing close by. General Smith was changing his clothes -at the time, and lost his watch. He coolly walked away from the house, -but one of his aids, darting away from him, ran bareheaded through the -Regiment like mad, and getting behind a tree, hugged it closely during -the rest of the cannonade. A momentary panic followed this sudden attack -of the enemy, and it required the most strenuous exertions on the part of -officers to restore order in the ranks. Those who fled to the rear were -brought back at the point of the bayonet. A Regiment stationed in front -of Col. Taylor’s was thrown into the greatest confusion, and, following -the example of their leader, rushed back headlong, sweeping down those -who impeded their course. Exasperated at this conduct, the officers of -the Thirty-third threatened to shoot down the entire Regiment if they -did not return. Their Colonel, who so ignobly deserted them, came and -sat down among the privates of the Thirty-third, when one of them said -to him, “Don’t your Regiment need you? we have got all the officers we -want here.” Upon this he picked himself up and hastened to a hospital -near by. He was afterwards compelled to resign. The Regiment did some -splendid fighting at Antietam, under a new leader. The soldiers all fell -flat on the ground, thereby escaping the shells, which ploughed through -the top of the crest, or, clearing it, struck in the marsh beyond. -Occasionally one would burst directly over their heads, causing some -loss of life. After remaining under this fire for half an hour, Colonel -Taylor withdrew his Brigade to the edge of the woods, and formed them in -line of battle. Maj. Platner, who was now in command of the Regiment, was -ordered to report to General Hancock, who stationed him on the extreme -right of the line, remarking as he did so, “Major, you have the post of -honor; hold the position at all hazards, and add new laurels to those -already won by the Thirty-third.” The firing still continued very heavy, -the enemy making several attempts to cross the swamp, but they were -repulsed each time. The bridge had been burned before their arrival. -Several cavalrymen, however, succeeded in getting over. Lieutenant Hills, -who had been sent to the top of the crest to watch the movements of -the enemy, observed one of these horsemen capture five Union soldiers. -They were lying behind a fence, and when he rode up and ordered them to -surrender the cowards yielded, though having guns in their hands. The -daring trooper likewise rode fearlessly towards Lieutenant Hills, and -shouted to him to surrender. Let the scoundrel come on if he wants to, -said Captain Cole, who had come up, which remark intimidated him, and he -galloped rapidly away. The cannonading continued until after night had -enveloped friend and foe in darkness. General Smith appeared frequently -riding along the line, regardless of the shells which were bursting all -around him, and exhibiting as much nonchalance as if the occasion were -nothing more than a militia training. Halting at one time in front of the -Thirty-third, he said to them, “You are doing nobly; stay where you are -until you get different orders.” He afterwards remarked that the Regiment -had “sustained its former reputation.” While the battle was progressing -a fierce engagement was also going on at Charles City Cross-Roads. The -cheering of friend and foe could be easily distinguished as either side -gained any advantage. - -About half-past eight o’clock in the evening the enemy’s fire slackened, -and preparations were made to resume the march. The Division stealthily -withdrew, and were massed in a large field. The men were not permitted -to return to the hillside and secure their knapsacks, which contained -letters, likenesses, &c., but were speedily and quietly hurried away. - -A picket line was left to deceive the enemy by making them think that we -still remained. In half an hour’s time all preparations were completed, -and the troops commenced marching. It was a most solemn and impressive -scene as the long column moved away, winding over hill and through dale. -The officers delivered their commands in a whisper, and the men were not -permitted to speak. The artillery was drawn away by hand; one single -Napoleon being left to fire upon the crossing, kept booming, booming all -night long. - -The woods adjoining the swamp were set on fire at our departure, casting -a lurid flame over woodland and plain, and lighting up the country for -miles around. An attack was expected every moment, and the snapping of -a twig or cry of a night bird was sufficient to create an alarm. But no -enemy appeared, and the solemn, noiseless march was continued. Colonel -Taylor, in his report of this engagement at White Oak Swamp, said: “Major -John S. Platner, and Captain Cole, of Company C, and Captain McNair, of -Company F, rendered themselves conspicuous in their efforts to get the -men into line of battle and under arms, where they nobly stood until -relieved by the order to fall back.” The following is an extract from a -report subsequently made by General Davidson: “In compliance with special -order No. 42, from 6th Army Corps, to forward any recommendations for -promotion, and the names of the officers and men deserving reward for -distinguished services, I have the honor to report as follows: Major John -S. Platner, Captain James McNair, Company F, and Captain C. H. Cole, -Company C, for gallant conduct at White Oak Swamp. Owing particularly to -the efforts of these officers, the men were formed in perfect order, and -enabled to hold their position under the terrific fire of the enemy.” - - - - -CHAPTER XVI. - - The Enemy Out-generaled.—Arrival at Malvern Hills.—The - Thirty-third assigned to Picket Duty.—Battle of - Malvern.—Arrival at Harrison’s Landing.—General McClellan’s - Address.—Building a Fort.—Slashing Timber. - - -So successfully had the pickets, who were left to cover the withdrawal, -performed their part, that it was not discovered by the enemy in time to -pursue. Before morning, however, a fresh danger encountered the Division, -which now constituted the rear of the army. Another portion of the enemy, -under Huger, had gained possession of the road ahead of us, thereby -cutting off the retreat. Some, nearly exhausted by the arduous labors of -the four days previous, were well nigh discouraged on receipt of this -intelligence. But General Smith was equal to the emergency, and instead -of pressing forward, as some of his officers advised, and attempting to -cut his way through to the river, seven miles distant, he turned off, and -making a circuit of twenty-two miles, completely eluded the foe. - -In a conversation which occurred a few days afterwards, at Liberty Hall, -between General Jackson and Surgeon Dickinson, of the Thirty-third, who -had remained with his sick and wounded, Stonewall remarked, that “Huger -ought to be court-martialled for permitting Smith to escape, and Magruder -shot for his drunkenness and mismanagement at Malvern.” They were both -subsequently shelved. Jackson added, further, that Gen. McClellan had -out-generaled them, escaping with his army when it was just within their -grasp. - -After debouching from the main thoroughfare a halt was ordered, and the -men, sinking down by the road-side, were soon fast asleep. But they were -immediately roused from their slumbers, and springing to their feet, -prepared to resist the enemy’s cavalry, who were reported to be advancing -on a charge. The alarm, however, proved to be groundless, having been -occasioned by some horses, which had got away from their sleepy riders, -dashing through the ranks. When the panic created by this circumstance -had subsided, the Division again moved forward rapidly, many of the -soldiers being so exhausted as to fall asleep, and mechanically move -along, until a halt in the line would throw them headlong against their -comrades in front. The memories of that fearful night march can never -be effaced from the brain of those who participated in it. An hour -after daylight the head of the column reached Malvern, when the boys, -mistaking some dead pines ahead for ship masts, gave vent to the wildest -demonstrations of joy, supposing that the river had been reached. It was, -however, but a short way off. Moving on a little distance further, the -troops were massed by Regiments in a large clearing, and permitted an -hour’s sleep. At the expiration of that time the Thirty-third was ordered -on picket in the woods at the right of Malvern Hills, where a portion -of the army was drawn up to receive an attack. Major Platner, still in -command of the Regiment, deployed all the Companies as skirmishers, every -other man being permitted to sleep. - -Directly in the rear, the Vermont Brigade were employed in slashing -timber, and constructing a formidable abatis, behind which a line of -battle was formed, No openings were left, or other provisions made for -the escape of the Thirty-third, should the enemy appear, but they were -told to fire off their guns, and make their way back through the slashing -as best they could. The night was intensely dark, and the men, unable to -see or converse with each other, had a decidedly dreary time of it. About -three o’clock in the morning (Wednesday) an Aid appeared and ordered them -in. Owing to the darkness and obstacles some did not get back for several -hours. - -The fierce battle of Malvern Hills was, in the meantime, being fought. -The line of battle was formed about eight o’clock in the morning -(Tuesday), General Franklin having the right, Generals Keyes and -Heintzelman the centre, and General Porter the left. General Sumner’s -Corps was held as a reserve. Our batteries were planted on the hills in -commanding positions. About nine o’clock the pursuing enemy made their -appearance and immediately opened a heavy artillery fire, which was -replied to by our guns, the gunboats Galena and Jacob Bell assisting. The -artillery duel was kept up until three o’clock in the afternoon, when the -enemy charged in solid column upon our batteries, but were repulsed with -terrible slaughter. Again and again they renewed the charge, but were -as often beaten back. Despairing of dislodging us with shot and shell, -or of storming our guns, they now advanced their infantry, who opened a -musketry fire, and the engagement became general along the whole line. -For three long hours the battle raged fiercely, neither side gaining any -material advantage. But at the end of this time reinforcements arrived -to the number of four Brigades, and decided the fortunes of the day. -The enemy were everywhere beaten back and put to flight, many of them -not stopping until they reached their defences. Some were at the time, -and have since been, of the opinion that our victorious forces could -have followed them into their capital. But when we consider the distance -intervening, the condition of our own troops, and that this was only -one wing of the rebel army that had met with defeat, it is scarcely -reasonable to conclude that the success could have been followed up -by the capture of Richmond. This terminated the series of engagements -connected with the retreat. Like Massena fleeing before Wellington, -General McClellan had again and again turned upon Lee, and as often -checked him in the pursuit. - -After being ordered in from the picket line, the Thirty-third was -permitted a few hours’ rest, and then sent to the front to support -Ayers’ battery. The men had hardly taken their position behind the guns, -before they were ordered to move on, which they did in a furious storm. -Reaching a large wheat field, a portion of the army was found drawn up, -in a hollow square, with the trains in the centre, expecting an attack. -The troops were marched and counter-marched, and arranged to meet the -enemy, but they did not make their appearance. The Regiment here joined -the others of the Brigade under Colonel Taylor, and proceeded on towards -Harrison’s Landing. The water was in many places from six to eight inches -deep, the streams very much swollen, and various other circumstances -conspired to make the marching slow and tedious. The Thirty-third, -however, reached the landing about two o’clock in the afternoon, which -was on the old Harrison estate, and reminded the men very much of White -House Landing. - -[Illustration: HARRISONS LANDING] - -The river was full of gunboats and transports of every description. Many -of the boys were so famished that they did not wait for the commissary, -but swam out to the boats, and, clambering up the sides, procured -something to eat. Others were so exhausted that, without delaying for -food or shelter, they sank down in the mud, and were soon fast asleep. -Notwithstanding the excessive heat and innumerable number of bugs and -flies of every description, they found no difficulty in wooing Morpheus -after the severe and terrible exposures and hardships of the seven days -previous. On the next day, which was the 4th, General McClellan issued -the following address to the troops: - - HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, CAMP NEAR - HARRISON’S LANDING, July 4th, 1862. - - _Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac_: - - Your achievements of the last ten days have illustrated the - valor and endurance of the American soldier. Attacked by - superior forces, and without hope of reinforcements, you have - succeeded in changing your base of operations by a flank - movement, always regarded as the most hazardous of military - expedients. You have saved all your material, all your trains, - and all your guns, except a few lost in battle, taking in - return, guns and colors from the enemy. Upon your march you - were assailed, day after day, with desperate fury, by men of - the same race and nation, skilfully massed and led. Under every - disadvantage of number, and necessarily of position also, you - have, in every conflict, beaten back your foes with enormous - slaughter. Your conduct ranks you among the celebrated armies - of history. No one will now question that each of you may - always with pride say, “I belong to the Army of the Potomac.” - - You have reached the new base, complete in organization and - unimpaired in spirit. The enemy may, at any time, attack you. - We are prepared to meet them. I have personally established - your lines. Let them come, and we will convert their repulse - into a final defeat. - - Your government is strengthening you with the resources of a - great people. On this, our Nation’s birthday, we declare to our - foes, who are rebels against the best interests of mankind, - that this army shall enter the capital of the so-called - Confederacy; that our National constitution shall prevail; - and that the Union, which can alone insure internal peace and - external security to each State, “must and shall be preserved,” - cost what it may in time, treasure, and blood. - - GEO. B. McCLELLAN. - -This stirring address was received with immense enthusiasm by the army. -During the day a national salute was fired at the headquarters of each -Army Corps, and immediately after the bands played various national airs. -General McClellan likewise visited all the troops in the afternoon, and -they paraded before him. - -The position here was one of great beauty, the country being open, -rolling, and skirted with large and variegated forests. Beautiful -country residences, belonging to aristocratic owners, were seen in every -direction. - -Saturday morning, 5th, Smith’s Division was sent back on the Charles -City Cross-roads, two and a half miles, to the support of General -Shields’ forces, which had been attacked by Texan cavalry. The rebels -were repulsed, and fled, leaving one gun in our possession. The Brigade -remained here, and pitched their tents in a very commanding though -unhealthy position. The water was frequently so stagnant that fish -could not live in it, floating lifeless to the top. The men immediately -commenced earthworks on the highlands in the vicinity of the Landing. The -Thirty-third assisted in the construction of an extensive fort, mounting -several 32-pounders. When completed, it presented a very formidable -appearance. An immense amount of slashing was also performed. It was a -fine sight to see a whole forest rapidly disappear before the sturdy -blows of a thousand choppers. While one Regiment used the axes, another -was posted in front to prevent the enemy’s sharpshooters from firing upon -them. - -The men learned, with much satisfaction, soon after reaching the Landing, -of the capture of their old acquaintance, the Teaser, which surrendered -to the Union gunboat Mantanzas. - -Much sickness prevailed among the camps, owing to the unhealthy -surroundings and impure water. Many died, and many more were taken -North, not, however, before the seeds of death had been implanted in -their constitutions. Each Company of the Thirty-third provided itself -with a well, and afterwards enjoyed the luxury of pure water. Everything -pertaining to a soldier’s living was furnished in abundance, after -affairs became settled, sweet bread, in addition to many other things, -being added to the bill of fare. While here, General Smith was confirmed -as a Brigadier General of Volunteers. He was likewise nominated for a -Major Generalship. General Davidson, recovering from the effects of the -sunstroke, resumed command of the Brigade, and Colonel Taylor returned -to his Regiment. One reconnoissance was made by him in the direction of -Richmond. - - - - -CHAPTER XVII. - - Arrival of Reinforcements.—Visit of President Lincoln.—Attack - by the Enemy.—Reconnoissance to Malvern Hills.—A Deserter - drummed out of Camp.—A change of base decided upon.—Return - March to Fortress Monroe.—Scenes by the way. - - -Reinforcements began to come up the river, so that in a few days the army -numbered one hundred and twenty thousand men. - -On the morning of the 8th President Lincoln arrived unexpectedly from -Fortress Monroe, and was welcomed with a salute of thirty-two guns. After -spending a few hours at Headquarters, he proceeded to review the various -commands, accompanied by General McClellan. As he rode along the lines, -and observed the thinned ranks and torn and tattered flags, he exhibited -much emotion. The review was not completed until 9 o’clock, the moon -shining brightly, and a cool, fresh breeze blowing from off the water. -General Halleck likewise made his appearance on the 24th, and inspected -the army. - -The enemy soon began to show themselves on the opposite and higher bank -of the river, and in the course of a few days increased to the number of -several thousand. About midnight, on the 31st, they opened a vigorous -fire from three batteries on our shipping and camps. Many of the shells -struck in the vicinity of the Thirty-third. Our gunboats returned the -fire, and, with the assistance of the siege-guns, drove them away, at the -end of two hours. Only two men were killed, and twelve wounded, by this -night attack. - -On the following morning eight hundred troops crossed the river in boats, -and burned all the buildings, and cut down the trees in the vicinity. - -Monday, August 4th, a force consisting of infantry, cavalry and -artillery, under General Hooker, proceeded back to Malvern Hills, -and after a brief engagement re-occupied them, the enemy retreating. -They remained here until Wednesday, and then returned to camp. On the -following Friday, great rejoicing was occasioned in General Hooker’s -Division, on the reception of the news that he had been promoted to a -Major Generalship. The troops assembled en-masse at his headquarters, and -cheered vociferously for “Fighting Joe,” while various bands discoursed -national airs. Several hundred lighted candles were fixed in the -surrounding trees, imparting a beautiful effect to the scene. The same -day Colonel Taylor left for the north on recruiting service, taking with -him Lieutenant Corning and a Sergeant from each Company. Gen. Davidson -also departed, having been ordered to the Department of Missouri. -Lieutenant-Colonel Corning, being now senior officer of the Brigade, -assumed command of it. - -A soldier who had run away from the Golden’s Farm fight, was paraded -before the Division with his head half-shaved, and a placard marked -“Coward,” suspended upon his back. He was also sentenced to forfeit -all back pay, and spend the remainder of his time of enlistment at the -Tortugas. All the Regiments were drawn up in line of battle, and the -culprit marched back and forth before them, while a band played “the -rogue’s march.” - -Owing to the movements of the enemy in front of General Pope, unhealthy -location of the army at Harrison’s Landing, and because they had come to -regard the Peninsula route to Richmond impracticable, and lost confidence -in General McClellan’s capacity, the military authorities at Washington -decided, early in the month of August, to recall the army from the -Peninsula. General McClellan was strongly opposed to this, declaring to -them that if fifty thousand reinforcements were furnished him, he would -yet enter the rebel capital. His wishes, however, were not complied with, -and preparations for a “change of base” were commenced. Smith’s Division -received orders to be in readiness to march at daylight, Thursday, -August 14th. It did not move, however, until the following Saturday. All -the necessary preparations were conducted with secrecy and dispatch; -wooden guns were planted on the fort which the Thirty-third had assisted -in building, and sentinels of straw were posted a few feet apart on -the ramparts. All day Thursday and Friday, other portions of the army -marched by, the artillery and wagon trains proceeding at night. Generals -Porter’s, Keyes’, and Sumner’s Corps proceeded by the Charles City Court -House, and General Heintzelman’s by the Cole’s Ford route. The object of -the previous movement to Malvern was now explained, it having been made -to mislead the enemy, and cause them to think that another advance was -intended. - -About four o’clock Saturday afternoon, Smith’s Division took up the -line of march. As the troops moved away, the enemy who, apparently for -the first time, had discovered the movement, drew near and fired for -some time at the sham pickets or sentinels, occasioning many humorous -remarks from the soldiers, such as, “They won’t drive them,” “Why don’t -you drop him, Mr. Rebel.” “How are you, sharp-shooter,” &c., &c. The -column was forty miles in length, General Porter, who was at the head, -having then reached Williamsburg. The Thirty-third proceeded by the river -road, and marching five miles the first night, encamped on a deserted -plantation. While halting by the way, General McClellan appeared, and -after addressing the men a few encouraging words, urged the necessity of -marching as rapidly as possible. The moon shone brightly, but the air -was chilly, and many who had thrown away their blankets suffered from -the cold and heavy dew. The following day, Sunday, the march was resumed -at six o’clock, and continued until three in the afternoon. The Regiment -marched seventeen miles, crossing the Chickahominy near its mouth on a -pontoon bridge—the longest ever constructed in this country—consisting of -ninety-six boats, anchored about twenty feet apart. - -Among other craft lying here was the steamer Matamora, which had conveyed -a portion of the Thirty-third from Alexandria to Fortress Monroe. The -troops encamped in a wheat-field on an elevated spot about one-fourth -of a mile back from the river. All danger of an attack from the enemy -was now past, and they slept soundly after their long and wearisome -march. The country for miles back in the interior was very flat, almost -on a level with the river’s bank, and abounded in swamps and marshes. -Evidences of ruin and decay were seen all along the route. The orchards -had frequently been so neglected that a second growth of trees had sprung -up and grown through the limbs of the older ones, presenting an anomalous -sight. Col. Vegesack, who had been assigned to the 20th New York, now -took command of the Brigade, and Lieutenant-Colonel Corning returned to -the Regiment. Col. Vegesack, who had obtained a furlough from the Swedish -army to cross the water and fight in behalf of the Union, was a brave -and beloved officer. While the first battle of Fredericksburg was in -progress, he received an extension of time, and in announcing the fact to -his men on the field, added; “My soldiers, I fight from patriotism: you -fight from patriotism and for country; I expect that you will fight well.” - -The next day the Regiment marched fifteen miles, passing through -Williamsburg. The inhabitants manifested in various ways their delight -at seeing the army retreating, which four months before had marched so -victoriously in the opposite direction. Marching by Fort Magruder and -the old battle-field, the Thirty-third bivouacked in a pleasant spot -three miles beyond. The troops rose early the next morning, and by -six o’clock were in motion. Proceeding through Yorktown, the Regiment -encamped near a grave-yard, two miles distant from the city, in which -two of General Washington’s Aids, killed in the first siege of Yorktown, -were buried. Officers and men now for the first time visited the city, -spending several hours in wandering through the streets, and examining -the heavy fortifications constructed by the enemy. General Van Allen -was in command of the place. Near to the fortifications was a “Union -Cemetery,” containing the graves of 300 Union soldiers, each of which was -adorned by a neat head-board, designating the name and Regiment of the -soldier. Wednesday the march was resumed at five o’clock, and continued -for ten miles, until Big Bethel was reached. At ten o’clock on the -following morning the Regiment arrived in Hampton. The various Divisions -of the army had now reached here, the entire retrograde movement having -been performed most successfully. - - - - -CHAPTER XVIII. - - Abandonment of the Peninsula.—Arrival at Acquia - Creek.—Disembarkation at Alexandria.—Pope’s Operations.—Death - of Generals Stevens and Kearney.—Retreat to the - Fortifications.—Responsibility for the Disaster.—Fitz-John - Porter. - - -On the following day, the Thirty-third and other Regiments of the Third -Brigade embarked at Fortress Monroe, on board the steamers Vanderbilt -and Empire City, and came to anchor the same evening at Acquia Creek. -The design in sending them here was to reinforce General Burnside, who -had already arrived, and held Fredericksburg with a large force. As -affairs were assuming a threatening attitude around Washington, it was -deemed best, however, to withdraw all the troops from Fredericksburg and -vicinity. General Burnside, therefore, commenced evacuating the region -the same day that the Thirty-third arrived. The three bridges constructed -over the Rappahannock, the railroad, Quartermaster and commissary -buildings at Falmouth, were destroyed, the Fredericksburg machine-shop -and foundry blown up, and various other property laid in ruins. As the -last of the forces were leaving, a woman appeared, with three little -children clinging to her side, whom General Burnside recognized as a -prominent Union lady. He immediately remarked to her: “Have you anything -down to the bridge, madam?” “Only a bed and a few small articles, sir.” -Turning to one of his wagon-masters, he said, “Send down an ambulance, -wagon-master, and have them brought up and carried to the depot.” The -lady afterwards had the pleasure of being landed safely in Washington -with her children and effects. This was a little incident in itself, but -illustrates the character of the man. - -The Thirty-third did not disembark, but proceeding on up to Alexandria, -went into camp near Fort Ellsworth, on the 24th, just five months from -the day it left for the Peninsula. Five months of active campaigning had -brought with it all the fortunes of war. Victory and defeat had anon -perched on our banners. New Generals had come and gone. Brave spirits -innumerable had been shot to death on the field, lain down in sickly -swamps to die, or breathed their life away in northern hospitals or -homes. The retrospect was not a cheerful one. - -The other Regiments of Franklin’s Corps arrived during the same day, on -the Daniel Webster and other transports. - -General Pope’s army was in the meantime actively engaged. - -Saturday, August 9th, the battle of Cedar Mountain was fought between -Generals Banks and Jackson, which can hardly be claimed as a victory for -the Federal arms, though the subsequent retreat of the enemy left us in -possession of the field. - -Wednesday, 13th, General Buford’s Cavalry pushed on further south, as far -as Orange Court House, capturing many wounded who had been abandoned. - -Sunday, 17th, the army encamped along the banks of the Rapidan. - -Wednesday, 20th, General Pope and his entire command crossed to the north -bank of the river, and during the same day Jackson, who had been heavily -reinforced from Lee’s army, appeared at several of the fords, and opened -a brisk and lengthy artillery fire. Opposing batteries were planted -along the river at different points for a distance of fifteen miles. No -advantage resulted to the enemy from this prolonged artillery duel. They -succeeded, however, in throwing a body of cavalry across one of the fords -at the extreme left of our lines, which was met by a corresponding force. -A severe conflict ensued, neither party being the victors. - -Saturday, 23rd, the rebels made a spirited attack on Rappahannock -Station, compelling us to abandon it. The bridge over the Rappahannock at -that point was burned, and the abutments blown up. - -Monday, 25th, the entire left wing of the rebel army crossed the river at -Warrenton Springs, and General Pope immediately decided upon abandoning -the line of the Rappahannock. - -Tuesday, 26th, Ewell, with a part of Jackson’s command, appeared -at Bristow Station, in Pope’s rear, and destroyed two bridges, two -locomotives, and fifty cars, en route back to Alexandria from Warrenton -Junction, whither they had conveyed General Hooker’s Division a few -hours previous. Leaving Bristow Station, Ewell proceeded to Manassas -Junction, and burnt one hundred more cars, heavily laden with ammunition -and supplies. He also destroyed the bridge over Bull Run, and retreated -to Hay Market, closely pursued by Hooker and Kearney. About the same -time Longstreet’s corps forced a passage through Thoroughfare Gap, after -meeting with a stubborn resistance from General King’s Division. - -On abandoning the Rappahannock, General Pope had marched rapidly back, -in three columns, from Warrenton and Warrenton Junction, and disposed -his forces in the following manner. The Corps of McDowell and Sigel and -the Pennsylvania Reserves, under Reynolds, were moved to Gainesville. -Reno and Kearney were directed upon Greenwich, while Hooker’s Division -was sent against Ewell along the railroad. These dispositions, General -Halleck tells us, were well planned, but were unfortunately too late, -as a large detachment of Lee’s army was already east of Thoroughfare -Gap. General Porter was ordered to be at Bristow Station by daylight on -the morning of the 28th, but not obeying the order, his Corps did not -participate in the battles of the 28th and 29th. Heintzelman’s Corps -pressed forward to Manassas on the morning of the 28th, and forced -Jackson to retreat across Bull Run by the Centreville turnpike. McDowell -had succeeded in checking Lee at Thoroughfare Gap, but the latter took -the road to New Market, and hastened to the relief of Jackson, who was -now in rapid retreat. A portion of McDowell’s corps encountered the -retreating column on the afternoon of the 28th, near Warrenton turnpike, -and a severe but successful battle ensued. - -Friday, 29th, Jackson was again attacked near the old battle ground -of July 1861, when a heavy engagement ensued. Sigel, who had arrived, -held the extreme right of our lines. The enemy endeavored to turn his -position, but were repulsed three times. Fighting continued until dark, -at which time the rebels had been driven one mile. General Pope, in his -official report of this battle, wrote: - -“We fought a terrific battle here yesterday with the combined forces of -the enemy, which lasted with continuous fury, from daylight until after -dark, by which time the enemy was driven from the field which we now -occupy. Our troops are too much exhausted to push matters, but I shall -do so in the course of the morning, as soon as Fitz-John Porter’s Corps -comes up from Manassas.” - -Upon the following day our forces were arranged as follows: Heintzelman, -extreme right; Porter and McDowell, centre; and Banks, extreme left. -Sigel was held as a reserve in the rear of Porter. We renewed the battle -at 7 o’clock, A. M. Firing was kept up on both sides until one o’clock, -when the rebels charged in solid column upon our centre. They were at -first repulsed, but again advancing in six columns, McDowell’s troops -gave away. The centre now being broken, the wings were compelled to fall -back, when a perfect rout ensued. Officers and men, alike, rushed back, -pell mell, in the direction of Washington, as fast as their legs would -carry them. Reaching Bull Run they were temporarily rallied and held the -advance of the enemy in check, but again pushing on, they did not stop -until within sight of Centreville. - -Returning to General Franklin’s command, the Thirty-third, together with -the other Regiments of the Corps, received marching orders on the 28th. -Tents were struck, rations provided, and everything got in readiness -to hasten to the support of Pope. But the movement did not commence, -and at sunset the tents were re-pitched. Orders came again, however, at -ten o’clock, to be ready to march on the following morning. The Third -Brigade was in readiness at six o’clock, but, proceeding on to the camps -of the remaining portions of the Corps, saw but little indication of a -move. Tents remained standing, unharnessed artillery horses were eating -their grain, and other evidences of an intended delay were apparent. -After the lapse of two hours, the Corps took up the line of march, and -proceeding through Annandale, halted at eleven o’clock _for the day_, -after having made a distance of _six and one half miles_. The next -morning the march was resumed at eight o’clock. On nearing Fairfax Court -House, the artillery firing of General Pope could be distinctly heard, -and the troops, knowing that he must be in need of reinforcements, were -anxious to push rapidly forward. But they were moved along at a snail -pace. Arriving at Cub Run, two miles beyond Centreville, large numbers -of wounded men, stragglers and wagons were met going to the rear. While -the Thirty-third was fording Cub Run, “we were ordered,” writes the -Lieutenant-Colonel, “to counter-march. Our army had given way and the -hellish intentions of some Generals had been accomplished. Pope had been -defeated.” The Brigade returned to Centreville, reaching there about ten -o’clock at night. Lieutenant-Colonel Corning was immediately ordered to -proceed with the Thirty-third and Seventh Maine, to a point two miles -to the rear, to stop the stragglers, who were now hurrying towards the -capital by whole Brigades. The Regiments were posted across the road, -where they remained until the following morning, halting and turning -back, at the point of the bayonet, a large number of the panic-stricken -fugitives. Being relieved, they returned again to Centreville, and took -up position in one of the lines of battle formed by the Corps to cover -the retreat. Under protection of a flag of truce, some sixty ambulances -proceeded to the battle-field and brought off about half of our wounded, -who had lain since Saturday in the open air, exposed to the broiling sun, -and fierce storm which prevailed Sunday evening. The poor fellows were in -a terrible condition, having been deserted by the surgeons, who, like the -rest of the army, were panic-stricken and had fled. Nearly two hundred of -them were left, the flag of truce expiring before they could be brought -away. Just at nightfall (Monday) a portion of the enemy succeeded in -getting in our rear, between Centreville and Fairfax, and fell upon the -supply trains, which were withdrawing to Alexandria. General Stevens was -immediately sent back from the former place, and succeeded in driving -the enemy away, though losing his own life. He fell at the head of his -Brigade, pierced through the breast by a minie-ball. Later in the evening -the lion-hearted Kearney was also killed. It was his habit, like that -of Stonewall Jackson’s, to ride round his lines after the troops were -asleep, and inspect them closely, satisfying himself that the pickets -were doing their duty. Not unfrequently he would start off in this manner -alone, and be absent for hours, making himself fully acquainted with -everything that was transpiring along the lines. It was while out on such -a tour of inspection, Monday night, that he was shot dead by a rebel -picket, who observed him riding along, from a distance. His death, as -well as that of General Stevens, was universally lamented. - -[Illustration: Vienna, 15 miles from Alexandria.] - -The entire army now fell back to the fortifications around Alexandria. -The Thirty-third left the front about seven o’clock Monday evening, -halting at two o’clock on the following morning, one mile west of Fairfax -Court House. The roads were full of troops and wagon trains, and the -night was intensely dark, which added to the confusion. After sleeping -two hours, the Division again moved back to the front, and constituted -the rear guard of the retreating forces. About ten o’clock it was -withdrawn and proceeded towards Alexandria, reaching the old camping -ground at ten o’clock in the evening. - -So ended the second series of Bull Run engagements. Owing to the timidity -and lack of confidence in the people, which have led the military -authorities at Washington, from the commencement of the war, to withhold -unfavorable intelligence, the country has never comprehended the extent -of the disaster which resulted from this week of battles. Our arms -unquestionably suffered the severest reverse which has yet befallen them. -In addition to the loss of seventy-five cannon and large quantities of -small arms, equipments, supplies, etc., there must have been fully twenty -thousand Federal troops killed, wounded and taken prisoners. - -Neither has the country comprehended the rightful causes of this -disaster. We believe that it was occasioned solely by the jealousy of -military officers, and not through incapacity on the part of Gen. Pope. -No sooner was he appointed to the command of the Army of Virginia, and -large forces placed under him, than an emulous spirit manifested itself -among the Generals of the Army of the Peninsula. When he issued the -injudicious address to his troops, announcing that his headquarters were -to be in the saddle, and that they were not to be employed in seeking out -lines of retreat, this spirit was still further developed. Finally, when -the Peninsular forces were recalled to the capital and placed under Pope, -and Gen. McClellan left in command of the fortifications simply, several -of his Generals deliberately, we believe, plotted the new leader’s ruin. -Gen. Porter was unquestionably the most guilty one of the number, and -merited a severer punishment than has been meted out to him. This was -the general opinion entertained in the army, outside of his own Corps. -However much they loved and admired Gen. McClellan, the troops came to -regard his pet, Gen. Fitz-John Porter, with distrust and suspicion. Had -he obeyed orders, Gen. Pope informs us that the enemy would have been -completely routed. - -No satisfactory reasons have ever been given for the late advance and -slow march of Gen. Franklin’s Corps from Alexandria to the scene of -operations, when it was so much needed. The fact of his never having been -called to account for it, is, however, sufficient reason for asserting -that Gen. Franklin was not responsible for the delay. He was too much -of a patriot, too much of a soldier, to be guilty of any machinations -against a brother officer and his country. Great injustice has been done -him by associating his name with Gen. Porter’s. - -The conduct and correspondence of Gen. McClellan all go to prove that -he neither shared in nor countenanced that spirit of rivalry which -cost the country so much blood and treasure. Gen. Pope’s plans were -well conceived, and if they had been carried out, would doubtless have -resulted in a substantial victory. However questionable his veracity, we -cannot withhold from him the meed of having displayed good generalship in -the East as well as in the West. - - - - -CHAPTER XIX. - - General McClellan Restored to Command.—Re-organization of - the Army.—Advance of the Enemy into Maryland.—March from - Washington.—Battle of Crampton’s Pass.—Harper’s Ferry - Surrendered. - - -Soon after the troops fell back, Gen. Pope was relieved, at his own -request, and Gen. McClellan re-instated as Major General commanding. He -immediately commenced the labor of re-organizing the army. The lull which -followed, and absence of the enemy from our immediate front, boded no -good. The news, therefore, which soon reached Washington, that the rebels -had made their appearance near Edward’s Ferry, was not wholly unexpected. -Friday night, Sept. 5th, they crossed the Potomac and occupied Frederick -City with a heavy force, destroying the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for -several miles, and cutting off communication with Harper’s Ferry and -Martinsburg, where considerable bodies of our troops were stationed. Gen. -Lee’s plan, he afterwards stated, in crossing the river, was to threaten -Baltimore, Washington and Harrisburg at the same time, thereby diverting -the attention of our authorities while he encircled and captured the -above forces. Gen. McClellan immediately pushed forward to meet him. - -[Illustration: SUGAR-LOAF MOUNTAIN, MARYLAND.] - -Saturday evening, Sept. 6th, Franklin’s Corps crossed the Long Bridge, -followed by Sumner’s and Hooker’s (late McDowell’s), and proceeded up -the Maryland side of the river. All night long the solid, heavy tramp of -troops could be heard through the streets of the capital. - -The Thirty-third passed up Pennsylvania Avenue about 7 o’clock, and -marching until 2 o’clock Sunday morning, halted at Tanlytown. The march -was resumed at 5 o’clock P. M., and continued for six miles. - -Monday, Sept. 8th, marched through Rockville, halting one mile west of -the place. Many of the knapsacks were left here, and afterwards sent -back to Washington. Resuming the march, bivouacked four miles east of -Darnestown. - -Tuesday, Sept. 9th, moved at 9 o’clock A. M., and encamped near Seneca -Creek. The weather was very warm and roads dusty, but, relieved of their -knapsacks and other effects, the soldiers suffered comparatively little. - -Thursday, Sept. 11th, marched at 9 o’clock, A. M., and halted about noon -between Barnsville and Sugar Loaf Mountain. - -Friday, Sept. 12th, marched at 9 A. M., encamping near Monocacy Bridge, -which had been destroyed by the enemy, but was now rebuilt. The same -day our advance, under Gen. Burnside, entered Frederick, the people -turning out en masse to welcome them. Just before reaching the city they -encountered a Brigade of rebel cavalry, under Fitzhugh Lee, whipping and -driving them before them in gallant style. - -Crossing the bridge upon the following morning, Lieut.-Col. Corning was -ordered forward with the Thirty-third and Twentieth New York, to drive -the enemy out of Jefferson’s Pass, an opening through the range of -mountains extending southeast of and nearly parallel with the Blue Ridge. - -Doffing such wearing apparel and equipments as were not necessary, the -men pressed rapidly forward. Their dark blue uniforms and glistening -bayonets soon appeared among the trees and green foliage of the mountain -side, as they moved upward, scaling rocky ledges, and clinging hold -of shrubs and branches, to steady their footing. The enemy, who were -posted along the summit, hastily fled as they drew near, leaving it -in their possession. A magnificent view presented itself from here. -Stretching far away in every direction, were rich fields of grain, -ripening into maturity, thousands of cattle feeding on the green hills, -little villages and farm houses dotting the landscape, the church spires -of Frederick looming up in the distance, and at the base of the Blue -Mountains immense rebel trains, protected from attack by the frowning -guns above. Descending the opposite side of the mountain, the two -Regiments deployed as skirmishers, and moving forward a mile beyond the -beautiful village of Jefferson, picketed for the night. All along the -route they were enthusiastically received by the Marylanders. Fair maids -plucked the richest flowers from their gardens, and clustering them -in rich bouquets, placed them in the hands of the brave New Yorkers. -Grave matrons, with ruddy daughters, like Angels of Mercy, came to -the gates by the road-side with cups of milk and water to refresh the -thirsty soldiers. Such a reception was hardly expected, and was the more -appreciated, after the long and unpleasant experiences among the rebel -men and women of Virginia. The remainder of the Division came up here and -rested for the night. - -Heavy firing was heard in the direction of Harper’s Ferry. While passing -through Jefferson much merriment was occasioned by the chasing of a rebel -cavalryman. Seeing him lagging behind, one of our troopers, clapping -spurs to his horse, started in hot pursuit, yelling and screaming at the -top of his voice, as he rode. He continued to gain on the gray-back, -and when within a few yards, discharged his carbine and revolver -simultaneously at him, which so alarmed the fugitive that he wheeled, -and at once gave himself up. A little further on, Col. Irwin, of the -Forty-ninth Pennsylvania, who had now assumed command of the Brigade, -took after five rebel videttes, and riding into their midst with a -revolver in each hand, compelled three of them to surrender. - -When our forces advanced to Frederick, the enemy retreated on two -turnpikes diverging from the city, and running through cuts in the Blue -Ridge, six miles apart, and known as the South Mountain, or Turner’s -Pass, near Middletown, and Crampton’s Pass, near Burkettsville. Having -fortified these and the surrounding hill-tops, they waited our approach. -Gen. McClellan, after reviewing the situation for a short time, decided -upon storming these positions. To Gen. Franklin he assigned the duty of -taking Crampton’s Pass, while he superintended operations personally at -Turner’s. - -The Sixth Corps moved forward from the vicinity of Jefferson Sunday -morning, and on nearing Burkettsville, was arranged for the attack. The -enemy seeing this, opened a heavy fire from the guns planted on the -heights, but the troops pressed rapidly forward on the double-quick over -the ploughed fields and meadows, until the village was reached, when they -halted in the streets. The Thirty-third lost but one man while running -the gauntlet of the rebel batteries. Though shot and shell were flying -in every direction, the citizens came out of their houses, waved their -handkerchiefs, cheered for the “Union Boys,” and brought them food and -drink. After resting for a few moments, the advance was again sounded, -and Slocum’s Division moved to the right of the turnpike and engaged -the enemy, while Gen. Brooks, supported by the Thirty-third and other -Regiments of the Third Brigade, marched directly up the road. About 3 -o’clock Slocum reached the Pass, and drove the enemy from it, after a -hard fought battle. Brooks’ column immediately came on, and dashing -up the woody summit, charged the battery at the left of the Pass and -captured two guns, together with numerous prisoners. Among the number -was Col. Lamar, of the Eighth Georgia, who had previously been taken at -the battle of Golden’s Farm and paroled. It now being dark, the troops -retraced their steps to the Pass, and moving down the west side of the -mountain, bivouacked at the foot in Pleasant Valley. Gens. Hooker and -Reno had, in the meantime, stormed the South Mountain gorge, though in -doing so the latter lost his life. - -Monday morning, the Sixth Corps stood to arms at sunrise, and prepared to -march to the relief of Harper’s Ferry. It was soon ascertained, however, -that Col. Miles had surrendered that place, and the men went into camp -again. This intelligence so affected Gen. McClellan as to cause him to -shed tears. Tuesday, the Corps remained in Pleasant Valley. - - - - -CHAPTER XX. - - THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM, FOUGHT WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17TH. - - -The battle of Antietam was the first substantial victory which crowned -the labors of the Army of the Potomac. Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and -Malvern were all victories, but productive of no immediate results. -Fought on ground of the enemy’s choosing, and under the disadvantages -which always attend the assailing party, it was a decisive struggle, -stemming the tide of invasion and rolling back to their rebellious -territory Lee’s boasted legions, the - - “Ragged multitude - Of hinds and peasants, rude and merciless,” - -who had come to “free” “My Maryland.” A single regret is associated with -Antietam: that the enemy, defeated and driven back, were not followed up -and annihilated. - -[Illustration: ANTIETAM. - - Straw Stacks, with Wounded. - Position of Thirty-Third when attacked. - Rickett’s Battery.] - -After being driven from the mountain passes, Gen. Lee withdrew his forces -from the vicinity of the Blue Ridge, Boonsboro and Hagerstown, and -concentrated them near Sharpsburg, in horse-shoe shaped lines, the heels -resting near the Potomac. Gen. McClellan followed with his entire army, -save Couch’s Division and Franklin’s Command, which having been detached -for the relief of Harper’s Ferry, were several miles in the rear. - -The valley in which the conflict occurred lies directly west of the spur -of the Blue Ridge known as South Mountain, and comprises one of the most -delightful portions of Maryland. Looking down from the Highlands, the -eye fell upon little villages, crowning eminences or nestling in dells; -farm houses standing out boldly on the hill-tops, or half-hidden down -the woody slopes; yellow fields of grain, green pastures and sombre -fallows; luxuriant orchards and groves of maple, interspersed with oak; -the tortuous Antietam, forming in its serpentine windings numerous -miniature islands; lesser streams sparkling in the sunlight, leaping -and babbling down the mountain side, or flowing noiselessly through the -verdant meadows—the whole comprising a landscape of surpassing beauty and -loveliness. - -Down on this fair valley settled the “horrid cloud” called battle. -Over this gorgeous patch-work of nature rolled the “hot elements of -destruction.” - -Monday afternoon and Tuesday were spent by Gen. McClellan in -reconnoitring the enemy’s position, and establishing his own. He likewise -devoted considerable time to examining the topography of the region. -“Two hostile armies,” a recent writer observes, “on a battle-field, are -two wrestlers—one tries to throw the other; they cling to everything; -a thicket is a basis; for want of a village to support it, a Regiment -gives way; a fall in the plain, a transverse hedge in a good position, -a wood, a ravine, may arrest the heel of that column which is called -an army, and prevent its slipping. The one who leaves the field is -beaten, and hence the necessity for the responsible Chief to examine -the smallest clump of trees, and the slightest rise in the ground.” No -General ever realized the truth of the above more than Gen. McClellan, -and it was accordingly his wont to inspect minutely the ground chosen for -battle. Before Tuesday noon he had familiarized himself with the plan of -“Antietam,” examined the woods, fields, hills, dales and streams which it -embraced, selected the commanding positions for his artillery, and marked -out the level spots where infantry could be manœuvred to advantage. - -As fast as the troops came streaming down from the mountain, they moved -to the various points assigned them. It was an inspiring sight, those -long shining lines, pouring down through the woods and fields, like -“living threads that went to weave themselves into the glorious tapestry -of our nation’s history.” - -There was the chivalric Burnside, leading the conquerors of Roanoke and -Newbern—the Ninth Army Corps—which he loved so well. Further to the right -came Porter, with his Regulars and well filled ranks of Volunteers. Still -further on appeared the brave old Sumner, whose highest wish was to die -with the harness on—followed by troops who adored the hero of Fair Oaks, -if possible, more than their Chief. - -In the rear rode the gallant Mansfield, who, tired of inactivity, had -exchanged the ease of court duty at the capital for the command of Banks’ -Corps, fresh from the gory fields of Cedar Mountain and Bull Run. Hither -was he come to uncover to the storm his head, now silvered o’er by the -frosts of nearly sixty winters, and die while cheering forward his men on -a charge. And there too was the courageous Hooker, deploying far away to -the right his battle-scarred veterans. - -During Tuesday there was heavy skirmishing between the infantry, and -considerable artillery firing, but no general engagement took place. -Meanwhile Lee was reinforced by Jackson’s Corps of thirty thousand men, -who, after having taken possession of Harper’s Ferry, moved rapidly back -up the Virginia side of the Potomac and crossed over at the fords near -Sharpsburg. Aware, as he now was, of his superiority in numbers and -position, the rebel chief calmly awaited our attack. - -The dawn of Wednesday found the Federal army arranged in much the same -manner as the day previous, Hooker on the right, supported by Mansfield, -then Sumner, then Porter on a commanding eminence, as a reserve, and -lastly Burnside, on the extreme left. - -The line extended between four and five miles. The rebel left was in -the woods, directly in front of our right, and their forces were posted -across the valley between us and Sharpsburg, and very nearly parallel -with our own. Our artillery was planted behind the crests of the various -hillocks, ready to be run up and fire at a moment’s notice. - -To Gen. Hooker had been assigned the honor of opening the great combat. -During the night previous he had crossed the Antietam on the Hagerstown -road, and gained a position on the right bank of that stream, which -curved round in front of our forces. - -He was in the saddle before daylight, and the rising sun shone upon his -troops moving forward in battle array—the right of our lines sweeping -round towards the Potomac. They proceeded but a short distance before -encountering the enemy, drawn up to receive them, and soon the profound -stillness which precedes a battle was broken, and Saxon was pitted -against Saxon in the contest of death. - -Steadily the brave fellows pressed forward over the wooded and uneven -ground, regardless of the infantry and artillery fire which was -concentrated upon them from several points, and sweeping through the -cornfields and grove at the right of the Sharpsburg turnpike, bore down -with irresistible fury upon the rebel lines. - -They stood the shock but a moment, and then the swarthy foe fell back in -disorder, closely followed by our victorious boys, who made the welkin -ring with their shouts and cheers. But now come reinforcements for the -enemy, and our troops are forced back from the ground which they have so -gallantly won. For a moment it seems as if Hooker will be overpowered, -so heavily has the enemy’s left been reinforced, but the timely arrival -of Mansfield stems the tide of rebel success. The two commands are -massed together, and together resist the onslaughts of the enemy. There -is as yet no fighting elsewhere. All the energy, skill and force of the -respective commanders are, for the time being, centred on this point. -Hither all eyes are turned. Ten o’clock finds the troops still fiercely -engaged. Both Hooker and Mansfield are lost to them. Gen. McClellan soon -arrives, inspiring the men by his presence. A few moments later Sumner -comes up with his whole Corps to the relief of those who have been -fighting for three hours. - -His troops suffer severely. It was true he exposed them—unnecessarily -some thought—but no more than he exposed himself. Wherever the conflict -waxed hottest, there he was to be seen riding to and fro, brandishing -his sword and cheering forward his men, his head uncovered and his long -silver locks streaming in the breeze. French, Richardson, Kimball and -other brave spirits were with him, seconding his commands. - -The gallant young Howard, who laid aside his ministerial robes to lose an -arm at Fair Oaks Roads, leads Burn’s old Brigade on a charge. Close by -appears the intrepid Meagher, double-quicking his Irish braves through -a field of corn, and the enemy, who have again commenced advancing, are -checked. Our reserve artillery are now trained upon them, and - - “Like a plow in the fallow through them - Plow the Northern ball,” - -creating wide gaps and producing fearful carnage in their ranks. But -determined on breaking this part of our line, Gen. Lee continued to mass -his forces here, and portions of Sumner’s troops, weary and exhausted, -began to recede. - -It was now a most critical moment—Mansfield killed, Hooker wounded, -Sedgwick, Richardson and Crawford carried bleeding from the field,—the -enemy pressing on in overwhelming numbers,—our own troops giving -way,—what should we have done had not Franklin arrived at this juncture -from Pleasant Valley with two fresh Divisions? - -The force had left Pleasant Valley at daylight, and marched rapidly to -the scene of action. The Third Brigade, with two others, immediately -pressing forward, put the enemy to flight, and established the lines -far in advance of where they had been at the opening of the fight. -This brilliant success cost us, however, many casualties. Fifty were -killed and wounded in the Thirty-third alone; among the former was -Sergeant-Major George W. Bassett, a brave and beloved officer. He was -shot through the head, after bearing Lieut. Mix from the field, seriously -wounded through the thigh. Captain Gifford and Lieutenant King were -also wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Corning’s horse was hit three times, -and Major Platner’s killed. The Thirty-third, and other Regiments of -Franklin’s Corps sent forward, held their position during the remainder -of the contest. The fighting on the left did not commence until later -in the day, and it was noon before the fire of musketry announced that -the infantry were engaged in that direction. The first advance was made -down the slope of a hill, to a bridge which crossed the Antietam. Beyond -the stream the enemy were so posted as to sweep the bridge with a severe -musketry fire. After an hour or two of fighting for its possession, a -charge was ordered, and the structure carried at the point of the bayonet. - -Once across the creek, General Burnside found the rebels in a new -position of great strength. Against this position he advanced at once, -and Gens. Cox, Wilcox and Sturges soon occupied the hill. No sooner, -however, had they appeared on the summit, than the opposing artillery -rendered it untenable. They, therefore, relinquished it, but so planted -their guns that the enemy could not reoccupy it. - -The rebel infantry now appeared, as they had done earlier in the day, on -the right, in overwhelming numbers, and attempted to drive back Burnside. -Being sorely pressed he sent to Gen. McClellan for reinforcements. “Tell -Burnside that I can furnish him no more troops.” (What was Porter doing -all this time?) “But, General,” answers the aid, “Gen. Burnside is being -crushed, and before I get back may be overpowered.” “Tell Gen. Burnside,” -Gen. McClellan once more sternly replies, “that he must maintain his -position at all hazards and at whatever cost.” Lieut. French galloped -back to his General with this verbal communication, and from that time -the warm intimacy existing between McClellan and Burnside—an intimacy -which had sprung up when they were chums together in civil life—was -ended. Gen. Burnside felt, and justly too, that some of the fresh and -well trained troops belonging to Porter should have been sent to his -assistance. He withstood the shock but a few moments, losing very -heavily, and then withdrew from the extreme position which he had gained -near Sharpsburg to one slightly in rear of it. He, however, held his bank -of the river completely, and maintained much ground beyond it, which he -had taken from the enemy. - -Night closed upon the scene, preventing further operations, and our -victorious troops slept on the battle-field. - -A guard of three officers, nine Sergeants and thirty men from the -Thirty-third were posted in front of the Regiment, and after dark -moved forward to within a hundred yards of the enemy. Towards morning -the officer of the guard informed Lieut. Col. Corning that the rebels -were moving artillery back by hand. He immediately reported this to -headquarters, and in the morning sent Lieut. Carter to Gen. Smith to -announce to him in person that he had heard artillery moving to the rear, -and perceived other indications of a retreat on the part of the enemy. An -hour later they could be seen from Burnside’s position moving back to the -river. The men were impatient to dash after them and end the war. Where -was McClellan that he did not give orders to renew the conflict? No such -orders came. About noon the Third Brigade was relieved by Cochrane’s of -Couch’s Division. The afternoon passed as had the forenoon, no offensive -demonstrations being made by us. The rebels kept up a brisk fire from -their skirmish line, which fact was, after our Peninsular experience, an -additional evidence to us that they were retiring. About noon, on the -following day (Friday), our skirmishers moved forward, and discovered -that the enemy had all crossed to the Virginia side of the Potomac. The -whole army was now put in motion and encamped near the bank of the river. -Gen. McClellan has been severely censured for thus permitting the enemy -to slip through his fingers, but he committed no greater blunder than -did Lee in afterwards allowing Burnside to escape at Fredericksburg and -Hooker at Chancellorsville. - - - - -CHAPTER XXI. - - Appearance of the Field after the strife.—Union Losses - and Captures.—Bravery of the Raw Levies.—The Thirty-third - complimented by the Brigade Commander. - - -One forgets the horrors of war in the roar of artillery and shock of -contending thousands, but when the field is afterwards surveyed, we -realize how fearful, how terrible is the calamity. The falling back of -the enemy left the battle-field of Antietam in our possession, with all -its heart-rending and melancholy scenes. Scattered over a space of four -miles, were men with uniforms of blue, and uniforms of gray, exhibiting -all the frightful mutilations which the human body can suffer. - -Shot through the head, shot through the body, shot through the limbs, -shot to the death, they lay stretched out together, wherever the surging -to and fro of the contending armies had marked the line of battle. -Approaching the field from the direction of Hagerstown, the first -evidences of the conflict are seen, in a small grove which has been cut -to pieces by a hurricane of shot, and shell. Close by appears the debris -of a once elegant farm-house, literally shot down by our guns. Near the -adjoining barn are several dead animals, killed in their stalls, or while -grazing in the pastures. Advancing further, the fences by the road-side -are completely riddled with bullets. Here, for several moments, two -contending Regiments fought, divided from each other only by the width of -the road, until both were nearly annihilated. - -Many, who fell forward on the fences, still remain in a standing -posture, grasping in death the rails which had afforded them so frail a -protection. Others lie stretched out upon the ground, fiercely clenching -their muskets, and with countenances exhibiting all the savageness and -ferocity which mark the warrior in the strife. Several of the wounded -have crawled close into the fence corners to avoid the hot sun, or lain -themselves out on a pallet of straw, gathered by their own hands from -a stack close by. Of this number is a North Carolinian, who on being -informed, as he is carried away to the hospital, that the wound is -very severe, replies, “Cut off my leg, for, if you do not, I shall be -exchanged, and again forced to fight against the old flag, which I have -never ceased to love.” - -Further on is a Federal soldier, who, though he has lost a leg, is -consoling himself with the prospect of soon being in the bosom of his -family. Alas for the poor New York boy lying near! no sight of home will -ever greet him, for the death film already dims his eye, and the clammy -sweat is gathering upon his brow. - -To the left and rear of this, is the corn-field through which the Irish -Brigade so gallantly charged, when Sumner went to the relief of Hooker. -The mangled corpses lie in heaps among the tall, bare stalks, shorn of -their leaves, as if by a hail-storm. One long row of rebel dead lie -in the outskirts of the field, almost as straight, and regular, as if -they had fallen at dress parade. They were drawn up here to resist the -charging party, who, reserving their fire until reaching the corn, then -discharged a volley, which bore down almost the whole line. - -Returning to the road and following on towards Sharpsburg, we come to -the little elevation on which several rebel batteries were planted. -Numerous are the evidences of the terribleness of our fire, when it was -concentrated upon them, as the battle progressed. Dead cannoniers, dead -infantrymen, and dead horses; exploded caissons, broken wheels, and -fractured limbers; muskets, revolvers, and stilettos; round shot, solid -shot and case shot, scattered promiscuously together! Could mortal live -under such a concentrated fire? How did they remain and live so long? - -In the rear of here is another corn-field filled with the dead and dying -of the enemy. A solid shot has completely beheaded one and passing -through the body of another left a fearful wound, from which the bowels -are protruding. Stopping to draw a bucket of water from the well close -by, we observe two more who were apparently shot while lying concealed -behind the sweep. The dwelling house is deserted and the barn in ruins; -smoke still rising from the mass of smouldering grain. Returning again -to the road and entering “Bloody Lane,” the most appalling sight of all -meets our eye. Here our boys succeeded in getting a cross fire on the -rebels, and they lie in heaps from one end of the lane to the other. -Retreat, they could not, surrender they would not, and only eighteen -remain uninjured of the Regiment stationed in the defile. - -The pioneers have already arrived and commenced burying the dead in long -trenches. At the head of one of these is a rough pine board bearing the -inscription, “142 dead rebels buried here.” Pursuing our way through -the fields, past the ruins of a dwelling destroyed by our shell, and -a small church perforated with bullets, we arrive in front of the -position occupied by the Thirty-third. A windrow of dead and dying -rebels lie here. The Chaplain is kneeling in prayer with a young South -Carolinian, who was shot through the hip and afterwards had his arm -broken and fingers taken off by a shell, as he lay stretched upon his -back. There are pools of blood all around, and we have to pick our way -carefully to avoid tramping upon the prostrate forms. Cries for water, -water, are heard in every direction, mingled with the moans of the poor -unfortunates, who are breathing their life away. - -Passing further on to the left, the same gory sights meet the eye. The -large number of killed and wounded in the vicinity of Antietam bridge, -testify to the fierceness of General Burnside’s struggle for its -possession. The woods here, as at the right of the line, are torn and -shivered by shell. Clasped firmly round a small sapling is a confederate -with a bullet through his brain. He evidently caught at this tree, when -falling, and so firm was his grasp that death has failed to relax it. At -the foot of another is stretched a Union soldier wearing a breast-plate. -A small depression made by a ball, shows it to have once saved his life, -but a second bullet, though not perforating the plate and entering his -breast, has glanced upward and passing through his chin inflicted a death -wound. - -Leaving the battle-field with its gastly sights, we arrive at the village -of Sharpsburg to find fresh evidences of the conflict. Buildings burned -or perforated with minie and shell, churches filled with abandoned -confederate wounded, disabled horses running loose about the streets, and -knapsacks, guns and equipments thrown away in the hasty flight of their -owners. Antietam was a sorry day for the enemy. - -The following are extracts from the report made by the Third Brigade -commander immediately succeeding the battle. “A severe, unexpected -volley from the woods on our right struck full on the Thirty-third and -Seventy-seventh, which staggered them for a moment, but they soon closed -up, faced by the rear rank, and formed in a close and scorching fire, -driving back and scattering the enemy at this point.” ... - -“The Thirty-third and Seventy-seventh, under Lieutenant-Colonel Corning -and Captain Babcock repulsed the enemy handsomely, and then took and held -firmly their respective places in line of battle until relieved.” - -Our loss during the engagement amounted to 11,426. That of the -confederates has never been made known. Our captures in this battle and -those of the mountain passes, amounted to thirty-nine colors, thirteen -guns, fifteen thousand stand of small arms, and six thousand prisoners. -The enemy’s wounded were kindly provided for, and received the same -attention as our own. - -A very noticeable feature among the officers made prisoners, was the -entire absence of shoulder straps. A narrow strip of cloth over the -shoulder, or silver star on the coat collar, were the only insignia of -rank. - -Our Regiments of new troops covered themselves with glory in the fight. -In fact, Pea Ridge, Donaldson and Newbern had previously demonstrated -that true courage and patriotism are more than a match for mere drill and -discipline. Said a rebel officer, while extolling their gallantry, “—— -them, they didn’t know when they were flanked.” - - - - -CHAPTER XXII. - - Pennsylvania Militia.—Visit of the President.—Beautiful Scenery - along the Potomac.—Harper’s Ferry.—“Jefferson’s Rock.” - - -Two days after the battle, General Smith’s Division moved up the river -near to Williamsport, to reinforce General Couch, it being reported that -the enemy were re-crossing the Potomac at that point. The Thirty-third -commenced marching at ten o’clock in the evening, joining General Couch -at daylight. Two thousand rebel cavalry had forded the river, but -upon finding us in force, retired. About four miles in the rear, the -Pennsylvania Militia were drawn up in line of battle across the turnpike -leading to Hagerstown. - -There were nearly thirty thousand of this extemporized army, who had -hastened forward from every portion of the State, to assist in repelling -the invader. Clergymen, lawyers, doctors, merchants, mechanics, and -farmers made up the ranks. Among the privates, manning a howitzer, we -recognized Congressman Kelly and Judge White of Philadelphia. The men -were armed with Sharp’s rifles, minies, flint-locked muskets, shot-guns, -squirrel rifles, in short everything that could be classed under the -head of “shooting irons.” They were equipped in every style, from the -neat soldierly uniform of the Philadelphians to the raw homespun of the -Mountain boys. It was truly an imposing militia turnout. - -On the 23rd, the Regiment broke camp, and proceeding north on the -Hagerstown turnpike, encamped near Bakersville, where it remained three -weeks. About the 1st of October, the President again visited the army. -Having reviewed the troops at Harper’s Ferry, under General Sumner, he -rode up to Antietam, and after inspecting the battle-field, reviewed -Generals Burnside’s and Porter’s commands. He then proceeded up to -Williamsport, and inspected the troops there, Smith’s Division passing -before him about three o’clock on the afternoon of the 2d. He was -accompanied by General McClellan, and everywhere welcomed with cheers. - -Monday, October 6th, Lieutenants Rossiter and Roach arrived with two -hundred recruits for the Thirty-third, who were welcomed in a brief -speech by the Lieutenant-Colonel. Part of them were apportioned to the -various Companies, and the remainder formed into a new Company, D, that -Company having been disbanded. The men very much enjoyed the time spent -in Maryland. The surrounding country was very healthy and fertile, -affording an abundance of everything for man and beast. Sickness and -want, which had so decimated the ranks on the Peninsula, were unknown -here. - -Never did painter’s eye rest upon more beautiful and picturesque scenery -than that from Williamsport to Harper’s Ferry. The wide but shallow -Potomac winds gracefully among the hills and through the rich valleys, -lined on either side with stately oaks, spreading elms and weeping -willows, which furnished a refreshing shade during the heat of the day. -Every few rods little rivulets come leaping and dashing down from the -highlands, while an occasional larger stream, like the Antietam, gives -variety to the scene. The canal runs nearly parallel with the river for -the whole distance, divided from it by the narrow tow-path. The boatmen -must have loved to reach this part of their journey, where the tall trees -hide out the sun, and their overhanging branches form one continuous -arbor for the drivers. - -Here officers and men used to come daily and recline upon the green -banks, or wander up and down the stream. Occasionally a party would ride -down ten miles to Harper’s Ferry, and spend the day in visiting that wild -scene of ruin. - -No village has occupied a more prominent position in connection with -this wicked rebellion. Certainly no other has experienced so many -vicissitudes; for from the beginning of May, 1861, when the rebels seized -upon the place, as a base of offensive operations against Maryland and -Pennsylvania, it has changed hands with the changes of the seasons. - -The fortunes of war have transformed it from one of the most beautiful -and prosperous, to one of the most desolate and poverty stricken of -villages. On rounding a spur of the Maryland Heights, it appears on -the opposite side of the Potomac, clustering around the base of a -precipitous hill, climbing its uneven sides and extending inland for some -distance. A substantial bridge has taken the place of General Banks’ -pontoons, and trains pass to and fro hourly. Underneath, and scattered -about the abutments, are seen the remains of the thirty-five cars and -engines thrown into the river by Jackson’s forces. The cars land you -among the acres of ruins of government buildings. The black walls remain -standing, and but little of the rubbish has been removed. A huge pile -of gun-barrels, locks, &c., fused by the heat into a shapeless mass, is -all that remains of the thirty thousand muskets deposited in the arsenal -before the war. Large iron wheels are lying about, one of them originally -costing thirty thousand dollars. - -It is a singular fact, that of all the government buildings, John Brown’s -famous “engine-house” has alone escaped destruction. This is a brick -structure, some thirty feet square, fronting on the Potomac. It seems -almost incredible that the misguided man could have held it such a length -of time against such fearful odds, and then only to surrender when -stormed by the marines. To have attempted it was unparalleled bravery, or -down right insanity. - -The port-holes which the old man dug through the walls have been filled, -the engine removed, and John Brown’s fortress is now used as a rebel -prison house. - -The harsh, severe weather of northern latitudes, is never experienced -here, nor, on the other hand, the oppressive heats of more southern -localities. The climate presents that happy medium so conducive to -health and enjoyment. The most romantic and picturesque scenery meets -the eye in every direction. On the right are seen the wild, mountainous -regions of the Virginia Highlands, covered with oak and evergreen, and -intersected with deep ravines; on the left, the precipitous Maryland -Heights, now white with national tents: in front and beneath, the Potomac -and Shenandoah, flowing majestically together, consolidating their -energies, as it were, for cutting a channel through the lofty mountain -range. Close by the bank of the latter is “Jefferson’s Rock,” where that -eminent statesman was wont to retire for meditation and reflection. In -the rear the pastoral lowlands of the Shenandoah stretch out as far as -the eye can reach, rich in cereals of every growth and variety. Of the -thirty-two hundred inhabitants before the war, less than seven hundred -now remain. With but few exceptions, these are Unionists, and, if we -are to believe their declarations, have been so from the first. Fully -one half the houses are vacant, their secession owners having decamped, -and, being considered common property by the soldiers, many of them -have been stripped of doors, windows, and other wood-work, suitable for -camp-tables, stools, firewood, &c. Harper’s Ferry is indeed a sad and -striking commentary upon the rebellion. - - - - -CHAPTER XXIII. - - Hagerstown.—Martinsburg.—A New Campaign.—Return of Colonel - Taylor.—Crossing the river at Berlin.—Appearance of the - Country.—Loyal Quakers.—Removal of General McClellan.—His - Farewell Address.—Causes of his Popularity. - - -Saturday, October 11th, the Thirty-third left the vicinity of Bakersville -and encamped near Hagerstown, which is a thriving village of some four -thousand inhabitants. It is the county-seat of Washington County, -Maryland, which has sent 1,600 men to the war. The _Herald and Torch_, -a staunch Union paper, is published here, and the people, with but few -exceptions, are thoroughly loyal. During the first year of the rebellion -a secession sheet was issued, but the people becoming exasperated, -compelled the editor to remove to Dixie. When General Lee occupied the -place a few weeks since, he returned and coolly taking possession of the -Torch Office, resurrected his paper. He was, of course, obliged to retire -with the rebel army. - -One of the most noticeable features of the place was the numerous bevies -of fair maidens, who, in accordance with the southern habit, sallied out, -after tea, without shawls or bonnets, on moonlight walks. These rambles -gave rise to many pleasant acquaintances, at least on the part of the -soldiers. - -There is a daily stage running from Hagerstown to Williamsport and -Martinsburg, two other thoroughly loyal places. Martinsburg is situated -on the Virginia side, thirteen miles back from the Potomac. When the vote -on the ordinance of secession was taken, it gave an overwhelming Union -majority, though rebel bayonets were bristling at the polls. Through all -the vicissitudes of this unhappy struggle, the people have remained true -to their first faith. - -On the same day that the Regiment reached its new encampment, -General Stuart started on his famous detour round our lines, and -Lieutenant-Colonel Corning was despatched with the Thirty-third and -Seventy-seventh New York, and two pieces of artillery, to the Cavetown -Turnpike bridge. His instructions were to watch vigilantly for the -rebel cavalry, and intercept any of them who might return that way -from Chambersburg, where they had gone. But, instead of taking the -backward track, Stuart kept on round our army, and passing by Frederick, -crossed back into Virginia near Edward’s Ferry. This was considered a -wonderful feat at the time, but has since been cast into the shade by the -operations of General Stoneman. - -Saturday, October 18th, the Third Brigade passed through Hagerstown, and -arrived at Clear Spring on the following morning. The Thirty-third was -immediately stationed along the Potomac to guard Nolan’s Ferry, Dam No. -5, the “Fiddle-String,” and various other points on the river and canal. -The weather now began to grow cold, and a northeast wind blew much of the -time, which occasioned some discomfort to those who were not provided -with tents. - -On the 27th, the Regiment again proceeded on picket for three days, -during which time a company of Maryland cavalry forded the river, and, -surprising the rebel pickets, captured several of them. - -Six weeks had how elapsed since the battle of Antietam, during which time -our army had been posted along the Potomac for the distance of twenty -miles or more, guarding the various fords and recuperating their energies -for another campaign. The rebels, in the meantime, having harvested all -the rich cereals of the Shenandoah Valley, and destroyed the Baltimore -and Ohio railroad, began to fall back to the interior of the State. This -retrograde movement commenced during the third week of October. General -McClellan immediately detected it, and prepared for an advance. Instead -of following directly after the enemy, he decided upon marching down the -Loudon Valley, lying parallel with the Shenandoah, and separated from it -by the Blue Ridge; the army to proceed in two columns, one, consisting of -the troops around Harper’s Ferry, to march along the southern base of the -Blue Ridge; the other, comprising those about Williamsport, Sharpsburg, -and in Pleasant Valley, to cross the river at Berlin, and pursuing the -various turnpikes, unite with the first in the vicinity of Warrenton, -about forty miles from the Potomac. - -Friday, October 24th, a detachment of the Fiftieth New York, Engineers, -under Major Spaulding, was sent to Berlin, six miles below Harper’s -Ferry, and constructed a bridge 1,500 feet long, consisting of sixty -pontoons. On the following Tuesday, October 28th, General Franklin’s -Corps received marching orders. The next day the Third Brigade took up -the line of march, and was joined at Shafer’s farm, on Thursday, by the -Thirty-third, which had returned from picket duty. Proceeding through -Boonsboro and Turner’s Gap, the Regiment reached Berlin on Saturday, -where it was joined by Colonel Taylor and Lieutenant Corning, returned -from recruiting service. Colonel Taylor had been very successful in his -labors, having secured more than two hundred new men, who were sent on at -Hagerstown. - -Troops were converging at this point from all directions, waiting for -their turn to cross over into Dixie, and long trains of ammunition and -supplies extended back into the country for miles. At sunset, on the -evening of the 2d of November, the army commenced crossing. The crescent -moon shone brightly over the heights of Loudon, and, seemingly far -up in the heavens, a red signal light glimmered on the summit of the -neighboring mountain. Scattered along the Maryland hillsides for miles, -were camp fires, lighting up the picturesque scenery and shimmering on -the clear and sparkling waters of the Potomac. Seated at one of them was -the brave General Reynolds, since killed at the battle of Gettysburg, -dressed in a turban and loose gown, conversing with his staff. The cries -of boatmen, coming up from below with supplies, were mingled with the -clatter of horses’ hoofs, whose riders galloped down the tow-path from -Pleasant Valley with dispatches for the various Corps Commanders. The -occasional booming of a gun could be heard in the west, indicating that -our cavalry were in proximity to the enemy. - -[Illustration: Crossing at Berlin.] - -All night long a steady stream of men poured over, cheering lustily -as they reached the opposite shore. The Thirty-third marched over the -bridge about six o’clock in the morning (Monday), and passing through -Lovettsville, encamped about ten miles from the river. The route lay -through a most fertile and productive region, which had not been ravaged -by either army, and the boys, with Stuart’s raid fresh in their minds, -_foraged_ on an unparalleled scale. Unmindful of Gen. McClellan’s order -against “jayhawking,” they scoured over the adjoining farms, and from -every direction were heard, through the stillness of the night, the -piercing wail of expiring pork, the plaintive lowing of stricken bovine, -or suppressed cry of unfortunate gallinaceous. No details of guards were -made to protect the rebel inhabitants, as was the case on the Peninsula, -and the next day found many of the men mounted upon horses and loaded -down with booty of every description. Not far from this camp was the -scene of Lieutenant-Colonel McVicar’s brilliant exploit, where, a few -days before, he had gallantly led a charge upon the enemy. He rode far -in advance of the charging party, captured several prisoners, and, in -addition to having his horse shot under him, received five bullets -through his clothing. One of the captured horses was presented to him by -the commander of the expedition, and since his death has been sent home -to his widow at Rochester. - -Tuesday we resumed the march at daylight, and proceeding fifteen miles, -near by a Quaker settlement, encamped beyond Union. With hardly an -exception, these Friends have remained staunch Unionists, and, what is -more, have not hesitated to proclaim their anti-slavery sentiments when -the rebel minions have been all around them. - -Mr. Yardly Taylor, the leading man in the society, is widely known among -the Quakers of the Northern States. He possessed a magnificent estate, -beautified with groves, arbors, gravel walks, and gardens abounding in -every variety of exotics. We found him a very genial, affable gentleman, -upwards of 60 years of age, and willing to do anything for the Federal -soldiers. This Union settlement was like an oasis in the desert of -rebellion. - -The road from Union to Philamount presented numerous evidences of the -severe cavalry fights which had taken place between Gens. Pleasanton and -Stuart. There were also several Federal and Rebel wounded scattered among -the farm-houses. A few fresh graves were likewise observed. We remained -in camp until two o’clock, Wednesday afternoon, and then marched five -miles to a point, where the various columns of the army could be seen, -extending up and down the valley for many miles, and presenting a fine -spectacle. Heavy cannonading was heard all day from the front. - -Thursday we marched seven miles more. As we proceeded further into -Virginia, the country grew very desolate, exhibiting all the ravages -and evils of war. Gens. Geary and Blenker with his German Division, had -both been through here in the spring, and the rebel army had since come -along and destroyed what they left. It seemed as though the hand of the -destroying angel had swept over the land, withering as it went. - -Owing, however, to the absence of nearly all the men in the army, -the game in this region had not been hunted down, and was found in -abundance. The fur, fin and feather tribes held almost undisputed sway in -the forests and streams. - -Friday we marched at 6 A. M., and arriving at White Plains, waited for -supplies. A dreary snowstorm prevailed all day, covering the ground to -the depth of several inches. Many of the men, who had imprudently thrown -away their overcoats or blankets, suffered severely from the cold. - -The intelligence received on Saturday, that Gen. McClellan had been -removed, added still more to the gloom. The order for his removal reached -his headquarters at Rectortown, a small village to the right of White -Plains, about 11 o’clock on the previous evening. Gen. Gorman and several -members of his staff were present at the time. He continued conversing -in a cheerful manner, and was apparently the least affected one of the -number. Gen. Burnside, to whom the command was turned over, soon made his -appearance, and spent the greater portion of the night in consultation -with him, after which Gen. McClellan penned the following farewell -address to his troops: - - HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, CAMP NEAR - RECTORTOWN, VA., November 7th, 1862. - - _Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac_: - - An order of the President devolves upon Major General Burnside - the command of this army. In parting from you I cannot express - the love and gratitude I bear you. As an army, you have grown - up under my care. In you I have never found doubt or coldness. - The battles you have fought under my command, will probably - live in our nation’s history. The glory you have achieved; - our marches, perils and fatigues; the graves of our comrades - fallen in battle and by disease; the broken forms of those whom - wounds and sickness have disabled; the strongest associations - which exist among men, unite us still by an indissoluble tie. - We shall ever be comrades in supporting the Constitution of our - country, and the nationality of its people. - - GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, - _Major-General United States Army_. - -On the Sunday evening following, he gave an informal reception at his -tent, where several hours were spent in conversation. Upon one of the -guests remarking to him, “General, we shall see you back again in a -fortnight,” he replied, “If I never return to the Army of the Potomac, -may I live to write its history. It is a task to which I shall devote -myself.” - -To another he remarked, “I feel as if the Army of the Potomac belonged to -me. It is mine. I feel that its officers are my brothers, its soldiers -my children. This separation is like a forcible divorce of husband and -wife.” Of his successor, he said: “Burnside is the best and honestest of -men. He is no Mr. Pope, he will do a great deal better than you expect.” -Monday he rode among the troops, accompanied by a large retinue, and -took an affectionate adieu of all of them. History fails to present, if -we except the parting of Napoleon from his soldiers, so affecting and -imposing a spectacle as was this farewell of Gen. McClellan to the army, -whose leader he had been for eighteen months. After visiting the troops -at Warrenton and vicinity, he rode out to New Baltimore, where Smith’s -Division had arrived. The various Regiments were drawn up in line, with -bright uniforms and burnished arms, and as their late Chief passed slowly -before them, rent the air with cheers. It was a great ovation, shrouded -in the gloom of a funeral occasion. - -Gen. McClellan’s connection with the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac -was ended, but nothing could sever the bonds of friendship and affection -which united him to them. To many the secret of this great popularity has -ever been a mystery. It arose from a variety of causes. It is rarely the -case that a Regiment does not become attached to its Colonel, a Brigade -to its Brigadier, and a Division or Corps to its Major-General. In the -same manner the army became attached to its commander. Long connection -increases this attachment, and General McClellan had been associated with -these soldiers for nearly a year and a half. - -Gen. McClellan possessed a physique and address calculated to excite -admiration. Indeed, it was proverbial in the army that no one could doff -his hat so gracefully as “Little Mac.” In addition to being Napoleonic -in his appearance, he was Napoleonic in his speeches and orders, which -equally won their hearts. He was likewise free from that boasting spirit -which had made Pope so unpopular. - -He visited frequently among his troops—an important means of winning -popularity. His Generals, appointed and promoted through his influence, -thoroughly infused a McClellan element into their commands. An army -of Generals bear very much the same relation to their Chief that -office-holders do to the head of their party. By maintaining him in his -position, they ensure their own, and in promoting his interests, they -promote themselves. Especially is this true under a Democratic form of -Government, where politics exert such an undue influence in the army. - -Gen. McClellan’s troops were, furthermore, of the opinion that his plans -had been interfered with by the Washington authorities, and promised -reinforcements withheld at the very moment he most needed them. Finally, -they believed that he could lead them to victory. - -When we speak of this enthusiasm for General McClellan, we do not, -however, imply that it was universal. Not only Burnside, but his whole -Ninth Army Corps, began to question his military capacity, when he failed -to “push the enemy to the wall,” on the day succeeding the battle of -Antietam. The troops who had previously been attached to the Department -of Virginia proper, as well as the new levies, were to a certain extent -indifferent as to who might be their leader. - - - - -CHAPTER XXIV. - - Gen. McClellan’s Departure.—Gen. Burnside’s Address.—March - to Fredericksburg.—Reasons for choosing this Route.—Randolph - Estate.—Failure of the Pontoons to Arrive.—Stafford Court - House.—The Thirty-third preparing Winter Quarters.—Scouting - Parties.—The Ashby Family. - - -Gen. McClellan took his departure for Washington on a special train from -Warrenton, Tuesday noon, and Gen. Burnside assumed command, after issuing -the following address: - - “In accordance with General Orders No. 182, issued by the - President of the United States, I hereby assume command of the - Army of the Potomac. Patriotism and the exercise of my every - energy in the direction of this army, aided by the full and - hearty co-operation of its officers and men, will, I hope, - under the blessing of God, ensure its success. - - “Having been a sharer of the privations, and a witness of - the bravery of the old Army of the Potomac in the Maryland - campaign, and fully identified with them in their feelings of - respect and esteem for Gen. McClellan, entertained through a - long and most friendly association with him, I feel that it is - not as a stranger that I assume command. - - “To the Ninth Army Corps, so long and intimately associated - with me, I need say nothing. Our histories are identical. - - “With diffidence for myself, but with a proud confidence - in the unswerving loyalty and determination of the gallant - army now entrusted to my care, I accept its control, with the - steadfast assurance that the just cause must prevail. - - “A. E. BURNSIDE, - _Major-General Commanding_.” - -He immediately proceeded to organize the army into three Grand -Divisions—the Second and Ninth Corps, under Sumner, comprising the right; -Third and Fifth, under Hooker, the centre; and First and Sixth, under -Franklin, the left. Gen. Smith succeeded Franklin in the command of the -Sixth Corps, and Gen. Howe was placed in charge of the Division. - -We had now obtained possession of all the Gaps in the Blue Ridge. But -we had merely locked the door after the escape of the animal, for the -enemy, instead of being cooped up in the Shenandoah Valley, were in -advance of us, well on their way to Culpepper. After mature deliberation -and consultation with Gen. Halleck, who had arrived at Warrenton, -Gen. Burnside decided to march rapidly to Fredericksburg, cross the -Rappahannock at that place, and pushing southward, seize some point on -the railroad, and fight a battle with Lee before he could mass all his -forces. His reasons for choosing this route in preference to the one by -Gordonsville, he has since stated, as follows: “The further we got into -the interior of Virginia the larger would be our line of communications, -and the greater would be the difficulty we would have in keeping them -open, as the enemy had on our right flank a Corps that at almost any time -could, by a rapid movement, seriously embarrass us. If we were caught by -the elements so far from our base of supplies, and at the same time in -the enemy’s country, where they had means of getting information that we -had not, it might, I thought, prove disastrous to the army, as we had but -one line of railway by which to supply it. In moving upon Fredericksburg, -we would all the time be as near Washington as would the enemy; and after -arriving at Fredericksburg, we would be at a point nearer Richmond than -we would be even if we should take Gordonsville. On the Gordonsville line -the enemy, in my opinion, would not give us a decisive battle at any -place this side of Richmond. They could defend Gordonsville until such -time as they felt they had given us a check, and then with so many lines -of rail open to them, they would move upon Richmond or Lynchburg, and, in -either case, the difficulty of following them would be very great.” Gen. -Halleck agreed to have the pontoons ready for him at Falmouth, opposite -Fredericksburg, on his arrival. - -Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15th and 16th, the army started in a -south-easterly direction in three columns, with the exception of a small -force, which bore off towards Culpepper, to mislead and cause the enemy -to think we were going to advance in that direction. The Thirty-third -broke camp early on Sunday, and marching sixteen miles, encamped in a -beautiful grove near Catlett’s Station. The men were in fine spirits, and -moved rapidly over the good roads, inspired with the hope that they were -now going to Richmond without fail. - -The first day’s march presented nothing worthy of interest, unless it -was the worn-out and ruined plantations which were seen on every side. -Upon halting at one we found the mansion, situated back from the road, -entirely deserted. Windows, doors, and everything of a combustible -nature, had disappeared from the once splendid dwelling. Near by were a -number of rude log huts, occupied by negroes. A bevy of children sallied -out to inspect us as we rode up, betraying all that eager curiosity -peculiar to the African race. They, together with a few helpless old men -and women, were the sole occupants of the place. From them we learned -that it belonged to a second cousin of John Randolph of Roanoke, who had -died a few weeks before, and was buried beneath a tall oak in front of -the mansion. The widow had gone to Fredericksburg, taking with her what -effects she could. - -Monday morning the reveille was sounded very early, and by six o’clock -the Regiment was on its way. The march lay through a country more barren -and desolate, if possible, than that north of Warrenton, presenting -the worst features of a slave region. “Snatching” and “jayhawking” -continued to be the order of the day, as when in the Loudon Valley. “How -are you, Stuart?” “I believe this horse came from Pennsylvania;” “This -is a Maryland pig;” were among the oft repeated responses made to the -rebel farmers, who expostulated with the boys for making way with their -animals. Very little satisfaction could be obtained from the “invaders.” -War the Virginians wanted, and war they should now have to their hearts’ -content. After a march of fourteen miles, we bivouacked near the mouth of -Acquia Creek. - -[Illustration: A Virginia Sowing Machine.] - -Tuesday we proceeded about fourteen miles further, and encamped near -Stafford Court House, between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers, about -ten miles from the latter. - -The right and centre Divisions had now arrived in the vicinity of -Falmouth, but no pontoons greeted the eye of Gen. Burnside. The -Washington authorities had neglected to forward these essentials for -crossing the river, and the rapid and successful marching had been to -no purpose. In a day or two more the enemy would be on hand, fortifying -the Fredericksburg Heights, and resisting our passage. How great must -have been the Commanding General’s disappointment and anger at this phase -of affairs! All his plans foiled; the whole campaign a failure; simply -because some one had “forgotten to give the order” for forwarding a few -pontoons. - -The Second, Third, Fifth and Ninth Corps encamped near the river. The -Sixth remained near Stafford Court House, and the First, pushing on -to Brooks’ Station, was stretched along the Fredericksburg and Acquia -railroad, upon which repairs were immediately commenced. Generals -Franklin and Smith, who were boon companions, and nearly always together, -located their headquarters in a grove close by the village of Stafford, -which presented a scene of utter ruin. Dwellings, formerly occupied by -the better class, were deserted, and the surrounding negro huts consumed, -timber by timber, in the camp fires of the Union soldiers. Our troops had -occupied the place during the previous spring. The once neat Court House -stood by the road side, a striking monument to treason and rebellion. -Deprived of its white picket fence, stripped of window blinds, benches -and doors, walls defaced by various hieroglyphics, the judge’s bench a -target for the expectorating Yankee, the circular enclosure for the jury -besmeared with mud, and valuable documents lying about the floor; it -was indeed a sad picture of what an infatuated people will bring upon -themselves. In one corner of the yard stood a House of Records, in which -had been filed all the important documents belonging to the county for -a century. But they now lay scattered upon the floor around the steps, -and in the door yard, to the depth of fifteen inches or more. It is -impossible to estimate the inconvenience and loss which will follow this -wholesale destruction of deeds, claims, mortgages, &c. - -[Illustration: Warwick Court-House, near Youngs’ Mills, Virginia.] - -The jail, across the way from the Court House, where many a poor fugitive -had doubtless languished in chains for striking out for freedom, was -converted into a guard-house. Peeping through the iron grates of the -windows, were to be seen the bilious countenances of several culprits, -who, may be, were atoning for having invaded a hen roost or bagged an -unsuspecting pig. - -Colonel Taylor’s men took up position on a woody crest, and immediately -commenced felling trees, pitching tents, building camp fires, and making -themselves comfortable generally. The constant ringing of numerous axes -and crashing of falling trees all around us, recalled memories of other -days, and it was difficult to realize that we were not in a western log -clearing. Indeed, the army of “invaders” have accomplished for Virginia -what her indolent population have failed to do, cleared up the woodlands, -and let the sunlight into many a hitherto cheerless and unhealthy spot. - -The boys, as if prescient of coming delay and ease, soon began to -construct elaborate log huts, which afforded a much more comfortable -shelter than the thin, airy tents. Foraging parties scoured the -surrounding country daily, and returned at night loaded down with -eatables of every description. What confederate money (of which we had -an abundance) would not buy, was “confiscated.” These expeditions were -greatly enjoyed by those participating in them. Roving through woods and -fields, from one farm house to another, they made numerous acquaintances, -and learned everything of interest pertaining to the locality. - -On one occasion a party halted at an obscure hovel for a drink of water. -On entering we found the only occupant to be a superannuated negress, -who, as she expressed it, having become “too old a critter to do nothing, -had been turned out here to die.” - -Further conversation disclosed the fact that she had belonged to James -Ashby, a brother of the deceased famous General of that name. She -related much that was of interest concerning the Ashby family. There -were three brothers of them—James, Turner and Richard (commonly known as -Dick)—raised in the vicinity of Front Royal, and all now in their graves. -James, who was her master, moved to this vicinity when a young man, -acquired a large estate, and died February, 1861. Turner, the General, -who, when a young man, was admired by every one for his manly bearing, -and in later years for his chivalric deeds, was killed at the battle -of Cross-Keys. Dick, the remaining and youngest brother, was shot in a -skirmish, just prior to the last battle of Bull Run. - -After the death of her master, the younger slaves were sent South and -sold. “Though I hab raised,” she said, “nineteen children to manhood -(eleven sons among the number), all of whom hab been torn away from me, -and hab worked hard all my life for massa, his heirs wouldn’t let me -stay in the house, but sent me here, with a little hog and hominy, to -die alone.” Three times she had herself hoed the little patch of corn in -front of the hut, and gathered and husked it. On our inquiring if she -was “Union,” she replied, “I’se partial to Yankees, but some of dem is -mighty rogues. Dem ar low class people among dem steal all my things. Two -came along last week and showed me twenty-five cents for some hoe-cake, -which I gib dem, and bless you child, when dey come to pay, felt in all -de pockets and couldn’t find de money; but, God bless you chil’ren, dey -knew all de time where it was. But de Southrons are just as bad.” - -She recounted, with tears in her eyes, the manner in which her youngest -son was dragged away. He had been sick for some time, but when word came -that the Union forces were advancing, they tied his legs, and placing him -in a cart, drove off towards Richmond; but he never reached there, having -died in the streets of Olean. We left “Aunt Sophie,” more convinced than -ever that the cruelties and wrongs which grow out of slavery have not -been overdrawn. - - - - -CHAPTER XXV. - - Completion of the Potomac Creek Bridge.—An interesting relic of - Virginia Aristocracy.—General Burnside determines to cross the - river.—March of the Sixth Corps.—White-Oak Church. - - -During the first few days the rations were drawn from Acquia Landing with -teams, but heavy rains coming on, the wheeling became terrible. Pioneers -were accordingly set to work building corduroy roads, and in a week’s -time constructed seven miles of them. - -On the 28th the bridge over the Potomac Creek, ninety feet in length, was -completed, and the cars immediately commenced running, bringing up plenty -of supplies of every description. This structure, in addition to numerous -other works, had been destroyed during the preceding August, when General -Burnside abandoned the region. They had now all to be rebuilt. - -The time passed here much in the same manner as in Maryland, the Regiment -being employed on picket duty, slashing timber, &c., &c. Occasionally -the officers rode over to the front, and viewed General Headquarters, -Fredericksburg, and the river scenery, which is very attractive. Our own -and the rebel pickets were scattered along the banks of the Rappahannock, -almost within speaking distance of each other, and frequently indulged -in conversation. “You have lost your best man,” shouted out a grey-back, -one afternoon; “Burnside is played out. We don’t care a —— for him.” -A Ninth New Hampshire boy replied by asking him where they had stolen -their blue overcoats. “We took them off the dead Yankees at Antietam. -Why didn’t you take ours?” “Because they walked off so fast,” was the -ready reply. Another wanted to know if we had any Bull Run boys with us. -“Have you any South Mountain or Antietam boys with you?” retorted one -of our pickets. These interviews, which generally partook of a profane -character, were afterwards forbidden. The enemy continued to augment -their forces daily, throwing up new earthworks every night to the right -or left of the city. Their operations were plainly visible from the -balloon and signal stations. - -Nearly opposite the road to the camp of the Thirty-third was an -interesting relic of the old-time Aristocracy, concerning which the -present race of Virginians boast so much, and possess so little. Standing -remote and alone in the centre of a dense wood, was an antiquated house -of worship, reminding one of the old heathen temples hidden in the -recesses of some deep forest, whither the followers after unknown gods -were wont to repair for worship, or to consult the oracles. On every side -are venerable trees, overtowering its not unpretentious steeple. The -structure is built of brick (probably brought from England), in the form -of a cross, semi-gothic, with entrances on three sides, and was erected -in the year 1794. On entering, the first object which attracts the -attention, is the variously carved pulpit, about twenty-five feet from -the floor, with a winding stair-case leading to it. Beneath are seats for -the attendants, who, in accordance with the custom of the old English -Episcopacy, waited upon the rector. The floor is of stone, a large cross -of granite lying in the centre, where the broad aisles intersect. To the -left of this is a square enclosure for the vestrymen, whose names are -written on the north wall of the building. The reader, if acquainted with -Virginia pedigrees, will recognize in them some of the oldest, and most -honored names of the State—Thomas Fitzhugh, John Lee, Peter Hodgman, Moor -Doniphan, John Mercer, Henry Tyler, William Mountjoy, John Fitzhugh, -and John Peyton. On the south wall are four large tablets, containing -Scriptural quotations. Directly beneath is a broad flag-stone, on which -is engraved, with letters of gold: “In memory of the House of Moncure.” -This smacks of royalty. Parallel to it lies a tomb-stone, “Sacred to -the memory of William Robison, the fourth son of H. and E. Moncure, of -Windsor Forest; born the 27th of January, 1806, and died 13th of April, -1828, of a pulmonary disease brought on by exposure to the cold climate -of Philadelphia, where he had gone to prepare himself for the practice -of medicine. Possessed of a mind strong and vigorous, and of a firmness -of spirit a stranger to fear, he died manifesting that nobleness of -soul which characterized him while living, the brightest promise of his -parents, and the fondest hopes of their afflicted family.” - -Led, doubtless, by the expectation of discovering buried valuables, some -one had removed the stone from its original position, and excavated -the earth beneath. Close by the entrance on the north side, are three -enclosed graves, where sleep those of another generation. The brown, -moss-covered tombstones appear in strong contrast to a plain pine board -at the head of a fresh made grave alongside, and bearing the inscription: -“Henry Basler, Co. H, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers.” - -One evening considerable alarm was occasioned by the appearance of -numerous camp fires in the rear, the supposition being that the enemy -had turned the right of our lines, and were pushing for Acquia Landing. -Inquiry, however, soon ascertained that they proceeded from General -Sickles’ Division, which was on the march from the vicinity of Fairfax to -join the Second Corps. - -Nearly four weeks had now elapsed since the army arrived at the new -base of operations. The rainy season was approaching, and whatever was -done, must be done quickly. Owing to the difficulty our scouts and spies -experienced in crossing the river, but very little reliable information -could be obtained of the enemy’s forces. They were variously estimated at -from sixty to one hundred and twenty-five thousand men. A long extended -line of fortifications appeared on the first crest of hills, but whether -these constituted their only earthworks, or a new _Torres Vedras_ existed -beyond, was a matter of uncertainty. - -It was, however, definitely ascertained that Jackson had arrived from the -Shenandoah Valley, and that Lee had posted his troops up and down the -river for a distance of twenty miles, to obstruct our crossing. - -After consulting with his Division and Corps Commanders, General Burnside -decided upon throwing his entire army across at some given point, and -hurling it quickly upon the necessarily weak line, pierce, and break -it, before the rebel General could concentrate his forces. Skinner’s -Neck, about twelve miles below the city, was the point first chosen for -crossing. But he afterwards decided to cross at Fredericksburg, because, -as he has since informed us, he “felt satisfied that they did not expect -us to cross here, but down below. In the next place, I felt satisfied -that this was the place to fight the most decisive battle; because, if we -could divide their forces by piercing their lines at one or two points, -separating their left from their right, then a vigorous attack by the -whole army would succeed in breaking their army in pieces. The enemy had -cut a road along the rear of the line of heights, by means of which they -connected the two wings of their army, and avoided a long detour around, -through a bad country. I wanted to get possession of that road.” - -As an initiatory step to active operations, he commenced a series of -feints down the river as far as Port Conway, twenty miles below. Among -other ruses, a long train of empty wagons was sent down the river road, -in plain view of the enemy, and returned by an obscure route. Wednesday -evening, December 3rd, the Left Grand Division received marching orders, -with instructions to proceed in a southerly course, as if intending to -strike and cross the river several miles below Fredericksburg. - -Colonel Taylor had just moved his command to a new spot, higher up the -side of the woody crest on which it was encamped, and the men were busily -employed in erecting log-huts when the orders came. Instead, however, of -occasioning any dissatisfaction, they were received with joy, and the men -began, with alacrity, preparations for resuming the “on to Richmond.” -Strange as it may seem, soldiers dread the privations and dangers of an -active campaign less than the idleness and _ennui_ of camp; and, contrary -as it may be to the opinion generally entertained, there is much less -sickness on the march than when the troops are encamped. The excitement -consequent upon seeing new sights, and participating in new scenes, -dispels those camp ills, real or imaginary, so common among soldiers -during a period of inactivity. - -By eleven o’clock the next morning, everything was got in readiness, and -the Regiment took its place in the advancing column, which extended for -miles, and was headed by Generals Franklin and Smith. Proceeding about -eight miles, through Stafford Village, on the cross-road intersecting the -Falmouth and Acquia Turnpike, the troops bivouacked for the night close -by Potomac Creek bridge. - -On the following day a snow storm set in, which, together with the rain, -imparted a decidedly gloomy and sombre aspect to the surroundings. The -soldiers protected themselves as best they could with their frail tents, -stirring out but little. The march was resumed Saturday morning at eight -o’clock, and reaching White-Oak Church, an insignificant building, in -which Stephen A. Douglass delivered an address during his last political -tour, the Corps turned straight to the left, towards Belle Plain, and -proceeding about a mile, encamped in the fields and woods adjoining the -road. Here it remained until the following Thursday, about six miles -from Fredericksburg, and two in the rear of Burnside’s Headquarters. -The Thirty-third occupied a small grove, together with the 20th, 49th, -77th New York and 7th Maine. The First Corps soon after came up and took -position near the Sixth. Various inquiries concerning the roads and -distances to Port Conway were made of the inhabitants, who, with hardly -an exception, were rebels, in order to create the impression that we were -going to move down the river. This, together with other similar ruses, -succeeded admirably, for, as we afterwards learned, General Lee sent down -the whole of Jackson’s force to Port Royal, opposite Port Conway, to -resist our crossing. - -Meanwhile preparations were actively going on in front. Additional -pontoons had been brought from Washington, and the Engineers’ Brigade -made ready their trains. The Second, Third, Fifth and Ninth Corps, -composing the right and centre Grand Divisions, were placed under -marching orders, though not moving from their camps. - - - - -CHAPTER XXVI. - - Laying of the Bridges.—A solemn scene.—Bombardment of - Fredericksburg.—Gallantry of the Seventh Michigan and other - Regiments.—Crossing of the left Grand Division. - - -At length everything was in readiness, and during Wednesday evening, -December 11th, the advance movement was begun. All night long, the -rumbling of artillery could be heard, as numerous batteries moved to the -Rappahannock and were planted along the bank. One after another, the -long, phantom-like pontoons descended the hillsides, and were unloaded -near the points designated for crossings. Four bridges were to be thrown, -the first a few yards above the Lacey House, which fronts the main street -of the city, the second several hundred yards below, and the third and -fourth about a mile still further down the river. The right and centre -Grand Divisions were to cross on the first two, and the left on the -remaining two. General Burnside designed to have all the artillery in -position by eleven o’clock, the pontoons thrown by two A. M., and a large -force across by sunrise. Owing, however, to numerous delays, none of the -boats were launched before four o’clock. - -The writer stood at the upper crossing. It was a most solemn scene, -those brave Engineers (50th New York) pushing their pontoons out upon -the ice, and fearlessly moving them around in the water, to their proper -positions. Any moment might terminate their existence. They were upon the -very threshold of eternity. Pacing along the opposite bank, or grouped -around the picket fires, were to be seen the rebel sentinels, almost -within pistol-shot. Occasionally they would stop a moment to view our -operations, then resume their beat as unconcernedly as if nothing unusual -was transpiring. The bridge was headed directly for one of their fires. - -Nearly one quarter of it was completed without interruption, when, -suddenly, as the Court House clock struck five, two signal guns boomed -away in the distance, and were immediately followed by a sharp volley -of musketry. Lieutenant-Colonel Bull, two captains and several men fell -dead; others tumbled headlong into the water and sank to the bottom, or -were rescued by their brave comrades and brought bleeding and dripping to -the shore. We were not unprepared for this. Before the enemy had time to -re-load, our artillery planted on the bluffs overhead, and infantry drawn -up along the river’s bank, returned a heavy fire upon the buildings in -which the sharpshooters were secreted. - -Boom, boom, went the cannon, crack, crack, went the rifle, for one long -hour, until the silence of the rebels terminated the duel, and the -pontoniers resumed operations. But they had hardly reached the outermost -boat, and turned their backs to place an additional one in position, -before another murderous fire was poured in upon them, and the fierce -duel was renewed. After another hour’s delay firing ceased, and again -the builders stepped forward, but were again compelled to fall back. New -batteries now opened rapidly upon the buildings, but failed to dislodge -the sharpshooters, who, crouching down in their hiding places, fired -upon the pontoniers as often as they ventured from the shore. About ten -o’clock General Burnside appeared and gave the order, “Concentrate the -fire of all your guns upon the place, and batter it down.” One hundred -and forty-three, cannon of various calibre, from 10-pound Parrots to -4½ inch siege guns, were immediately trained upon the doomed city, and -for fifty minutes rained down a perfect tempest of solid shot, shell -and canister. Through the mist and dense clouds of smoke, bright fires -appeared bursting forth in different parts of the town, and adding to the -terrible grandeur of the spectacle. - -When the cannonading ceased and the smoke cleared away, the -destructiveness of our fire was apparent. Whole rows of buildings -along the river side were rent and riven, as if by the thunderbolts of -heaven—roofs gone, doors and windows smashed to atoms, and great hideous -gaps through the walls; shade trees shorn of their limbs or twisted from -their trunks; fences stripped of their pickets by canister, or lying -flat on the ground; streets furrowed with solid shot, and strewn with -household effects; elegant up-town residences in flames; we had literally -swept the city with the besom of destruction. - -It did not seem possible that any animate thing could have survived this -bombardment; and there were in fact no signs of life visible; but no -sooner had the engineers again resumed operations, than they were greeted -with a fresh shower of bullets. How the sharpshooters had managed to live -through all that fire and smoke, was to us almost a miracle. Yet they -were alive, and as plucky as ever, and our gunners returned to their work. - -General Burnside now almost despaired of effecting a crossing. Nothing -but some brilliant coup-de-main would accomplish it. He accordingly -decided upon sending a body of men over in boats, who should rush -suddenly upon the concealed foe, and hunt them from their holes. The -Seventh Michigan and Nineteenth Massachusetts were designated for this -purpose. The gallant fellows never flinched from the duty assigned -them, but taking their places in the pontoons, pushed bravely out into -the stream, regardless of the rapid volleys of musketry which were -poured into them. In a moment they had gained the opposite shore, and -fearlessly sweeping up the bank, dashed into the houses, and shot, -bayoneted or captured the small force which had occasioned us so much -trouble and delay. A hundred dark, swarthy Alabamians and Mississippians -were brought back, amidst the wildest cheers of the spectators who had -witnessed the heroic act. - -Fredericksburg was now ours, and no further trouble was experienced in -laying the bridge. The second was completed in a similar manner; about -ninety men belonging to Colonel Fairchild’s New York Regiment being -taken over in boats, and returning with 110 rebels. Owing to the fact -of there being no buildings to screen them, the enemy could offer but -little resistance to the engineers at the lower crossings, and they were -completed much earlier in the day. - -The pontoons now being thrown, the right and centre Grand Divisions moved -down in columns to cross, halting around Falmouth Station. The left, -which had marched from White-Oak Church early in the morning, was massed -during the day on the plain below. For some reason, General Burnside -decided to cross but a small force that night, and the Sixth Corps drew -back from the plain, and bivouacked in the adjoining woods. Leaving the -vast army— - - “A multitude like which the populous North - Poured never from its frozen loins”— - -sleeping along the banks of the river and in the groves beyond, let us -briefly survey the scene of its operations during the four days which -followed. - -Directly in the rear of Fredericksburg is a plain, about one quarter of -a mile wide, extending back to a low range of hills, along the crest of -which was the enemy’s first line of works. At the foot of and running -parallel with this range, is a massive stone wall, behind which infantry -were posted. In the rear of the first is another and much higher chain of -hills, extending down the river for several miles. Along the top of these -woody heights ran the road, referred to by General Burnside, connecting -the rebel right with the rebel left, which rested immediately back of the -city. - -Crossing Hazel Creek, a small stream skirting the lower part of the -place and emptying into the Rappahannock, the ground becomes very level, -stretching out into a broad plateau, and traversed by the Bowling Green -turnpike, running half a mile back from the river, and the Fredericksburg -and Richmond railroad still further back. The Bernard House was located -on the bank, about one mile and a half below the city. Three-fourths of a -mile lower down, the Massaponax Creek flows into the Rappahannock. This -plain, bounded on the north by Hazel Creek, east by the Rappahannock, -west by a chain of hills, and south by the Massaponax, was the theatre of -General Franklin’s operations. While he advanced and occupied some point -in these hills, Sumner and Hooker were to storm the batteries in the rear -of Fredericksburg. Our narrative will be confined mainly to the left -Grand Division. - -Long before daylight Friday morning, it commenced crossing, and by ten -o’clock was all over. As fast as the various commands reached the -opposite shore, they debouched upon the plain, spreading out like a fan, -prepared to sweep down the enemy before them. The Thirty-third passed -over the bridge about 7½ o’clock. An hour and a half later the Sixth -Corps was drawn up in line of battle, facing to the west. The First Corps -joined on further to the left. Skirmishers were deployed, and feeling -their way cautiously forward, encountered those of the enemy near the -Bowling Green road. The first man wounded was John S. Havens, of Company -H, Thirty-third, which was in the front. After a few moments the rebels -fell back, leaving us in possession of the road. Owing to the dense fog -which prevailed, it was deemed best not to fight the battle that day, and -our troops moved no further forward. About 2½ o’clock in the afternoon, -the enemy opened some masked guns from the heights on our batteries -facing in that direction, which, immediately limbering up, moved several -yards further to the front and returned the fire. The artillery duel was -kept up for some time, resulting in but little loss to us. - -General Burnside rode down from the right at sunset, and was received -with vociferous cheering by the Regiments as he galloped rapidly by. -Officers and men had alike admired the courage which led him to boldly -cross the river and endeavor to clear up the mystery which enshrouded the -enemy; and now that the rebels had apparently retreated, leaving a mere -shell of an army to oppose us, their admiration for their chief knew no -bounds. - - - - -CHAPTER XXVII. - - BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG, FOUGHT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH. - - -[Illustration: Battle-field of the Left Grand Division.] - -Franklin’s troops slept upon their arms that night, little dreaming of -the fierce conflict of the morrow. At an early hour Saturday morning, -it became evident that the enemy, instead of having fallen back, were -concentrating their forces, with the design of giving us battle. The -sun rose clear in the heavens, though the mist and fog of a late -Indian summer enveloped the plain. The air was mild and balmy as on a -September day, and the fifty thousand men whom the reveille woke from -their slumbers began to prepare for action, and were soon marshalled in -“battle’s magnificently stern array.” - -They were arranged as follows: The Sixth Corps, under General Smith, on -the right, composed of three Divisions, viz: General Newton’s on the -extreme right and rear, resting near the bridges; General Brooks’ in the -centre, and General Howe’s on the left. The First Army Corps, General -Reynolds, extended still further to the left, drawn up in the following -order: General Gibbon’s Division on the right, connecting with General -Howe’s; General Meade’s, centre; and General Doubleday’s, left, facing -to the southward, and resting nearly on the river. The Thirty-third was -posted in the first of the three lines of battle, to support a battery. -General Jackson commanded the rebels in front of us. At an early hour -the Thirteenth Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Bucktails, among other -Regiments, were deployed in front, as skirmishers, between whom and the -enemy’s skirmishers considerable firing ensued. General Vinton, now -commander of the Brigade, venturing too far in front, was shot through -the groin, and conveyed back to the Bernard House, which had been -appropriated for the Division Hospital. Col. Taylor took command until -the arrival of Gen. Neill, formerly of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania. As -soon as the heavy mist cleared away, Capt. Hall’s Second Maine Battery, -planted at the right of Gibbon’s Division, opened upon the enemy. -Artillery firing now became general along the whole line. Heavy siege -guns in our rear, the First Maryland and First Massachusetts Batteries, -and Battery D, Fifth Artillery, on the right; Captain Ransom’s and -Captain Walker’s in front, and Harris’ Independent on the left, kept up a -terrific fire on the rebels. Orders now came to advance, and about nine -o’clock, Gibbon’s and Meade’s Divisions commenced moving slowly forward, -thereby almost straightening our lines, which were previously arranged -somewhat in the form of a crescent. Considerable resistance was met with, -but the forces continued to move forward, until at mid-day the line of -battle was half a mile in advance of where it had been in the morning. - -But now came the reserve fire of the enemy, with terrific force. Shot and -shell were poured into our men from all along the heights, which, curving -around in the shape of a horse-shoe, exposed them to an enfilading fire. -The rebel infantry likewise appeared, and fired rapidly. Still Meade -and Gibbon continued to press on, and as the enemy gave way, cheer -after cheer rent the air from our troops. General Meade now led his -Division on a charge, and pressing on the edge of the crest, skilfully -penetrated an opening in the enemy’s lines and captured several hundred -prisoners, belonging to the Sixty-first Georgia and Thirty-first North -Carolina Regiments. Owing, however, to the lack of reinforcements, he -was eventually compelled to fall back. While the fight was progressing -at this point, Jackson sent down a heavy column, near the Massaponax, -to turn our left, but it was handsomely repulsed and driven back by -Doubleday. - -Very heavy firing now raged along the line. Dense clouds of smoke hid -friend and foe from view, and the heavy roar of artillery and musketry -shook the ground as with an earthquake. The bloody carnival was at its -height, “and wild uproar and desolation reigned” supreme. Mortals could -not long endure such a conflict, and after forty minutes’ duration, it -was followed by a temporary lull, the combatants resting from their -labors through sheer exhaustion. The rising smoke disclosed the field -strewn with the dead and wounded, lying thick as autumnal leaves. The -lull, however, was of short duration. Again “stiffening the sinews and -summoning up the blood,” the warriors rushed forward over the mangled -forms of their comrades, and the conflict raged with fury. One of -Gibbon’s Brigades, gallantly charging over the plain, dashed right up to -the mouths of the frowning cannon, and storming the enemy’s breastworks, -captured two hundred prisoners. Once more the air resounded with cheers, -cheers which, alas! were many a noble fellow’s death-cry. But unable to -withstand the galling fire, the troops, like those of Meade before them, -were compelled to relinquish their hold on the crest, and fall back, with -decimated ranks. - -Reinforcements now arrived, consisting of Sickles’ and Birney’s Divisions -from Hooker’s command, and were sent to the support of Meade. Newton’s -Division was also transferred from the extreme right of the line to -the right of the First Corps, and became engaged. General Franklin -was seated, most of the time, in a little grove, which he had made -his temporary headquarters, watching the progress of the battle, and -delivering orders to the Aid-de-Camps, who were constantly arriving and -departing. Occasionally mounting his horse, he rode up and down the -lines, regardless of the missiles of death, anxiously peering in the -direction of the woody crest, to discover if possible some weak spot in -the enemy’s lines. Generals Smith and Reynolds were with him frequently. - -About one o’clock, the young and gallant General Bayard, of the cavalry, -was fatally wounded. He had just seated himself under a tree by General -Franklin, when a ball striking a few yards in front, ricocheted, and -passed through his thigh, inflicting a fearful wound. He was immediately -conveyed to the hospital, and died a few hours afterwards. As he was -lying on the couch, the Chaplain of the Harris Light Cavalry approached, -and inquiring if he desired him to write anything for him, “By-and-by,” -he replied. Then turning to Surgeon Hackley, he asked if he should be -able to live forty-eight hours. A negative answer being given, he further -inquired if he should die easy. He was to have been married in a few days. - -Meanwhile Generals Howe’s and Brooks’ Divisions were exposed to an -enfilading fire from the enemy’s artillery. The Thirty-third still -supported a battery. Instead of being posted some distance to the -rear, Colonel Taylor was ordered close up to the guns, and the men lay -almost beneath the caissons. Shot and shell were whizzing, screaming, -crashing, and moaning all around them, but they manfully maintained their -position, receiving the fire directed upon the artillerists. Towards noon -a 64-pounder opened from the hill directly back of Fredericksburg. The -first shell struck a few feet in front of the Regiment, the second fell -directly in their midst, plunging into the ground to the depth of three -feet or more. The enemy had obtained a most perfect range, and would have -inflicted a great loss of life, had not the monster gun, very fortunately -for us, exploded on the third discharge. The guns which the Thirty-third -supported were repeatedly hit by the enemy, whose batteries could be -distinctly seen glistening in the edge of the woods a mile distant. - -One round shot struck the wheel of a caisson, smashing it to atoms, and -prostrating the “powder boy,” who was taking ammunition from it at the -time. Had the missile gone ten inches further to the left, it must have -exploded the caisson and caused fearful havoc among the Thirty-third. -Here Colonel Taylor lay with his men, for many long hours, exposed to -the fury of the rebel cannoniers, without shelter or protection of any -kind, until the after part of the day, when they were relieved by the -Forty-third New York, Col. Baker, and fell back to the second line of -battle. Towards evening, a Brigade of the enemy charged down from the -crest upon one of our batteries (Martin’s), yelling and cheering, as -they came on the double quick. Slowly the Second and Fourth Vermont, -which were in the skirmish line, fell back, until the enemy had advanced -well on towards the guns, when a most sweeping cross fire was poured upon -them. At the same time, the Third Vermont, concealed in a ravine close -by, rose to their feet, delivering volley after volley, and they were -sent back, broken, disorganized and howling to the thickets. - -And so the dark masses of men swayed to and fro through the livelong day, -neither side gaining any material advantage. Nor did the going down of -the sun end the struggle. After the evening shadows had gathered over -the plain, the artillery still kept playing upon each other, though -probably with but little effect. About half past eight, the last gun was -fired, and the shrieks and groans of the sufferers alone broke upon the -stillness of the night. - -The fighting on the right, at Fredericksburg, had been still less -successful. Again and again were our forces hurled against the rebel -works, only to be rolled back with confusion and slaughter. The narrow -plain previously described, over which they had to charge, was so -completely commanded by the enemy’s guns, as to render every foot of it -untenable. The last assaulting column succeeded, however, in reaching -the stone-wall which we had all day attempted to gain possession of. But -they had no sooner commenced clambering up the green sides of the bluff, -and arrived within a few feet of the guns, before rebel reinforcements -arrived and drove them back beyond the wall and over the plain. This -terminated the fighting on the right. - -During the night General Burnside summoned his Division Commanders to -his Headquarters, and after a brief consultation, informed them of -his determination to renew the attack in the rear of the city, on the -following day. His plan was to form his old Corps, the Ninth, into a -column of attack, by Regiments. He thought that the eighteen or twenty -Regiments of which it was composed, by arriving quickly, one after -another, would be able to carry the stone-wall and the batteries in -front, and force the enemy back to his second line of works. - -All of his Generals stoutly opposed the project, but still believing -that it would prove successful, he ordered the storming columns to be -got in readiness. When, however, General Sumner, always so fond of a -fight, rode up to him on the following day, and said, “General, I hope -you will desist from this attack; I do not know of any General Officer -who approves of it, and I think it will prove disastrous to the army,” he -decided upon abandoning it. - - - - -CHAPTER XXVIII. - - Events succeeding the Battle.—A North Carolina Deserter.—The - Bernard Estate.—Re-crossing the River.—The Thirty-third in - its Old Camp.—Families on the Picket Line.—A Courageous - Female.—Changes in the Regiment. - - -The dawn of Sunday found the left Grand Division arranged in much the -same order of the day previous. The Thirty-third still held the position -which it had occupied during the afternoon. An attack from the enemy was -now hourly expected, but they made no demonstrations, and what was most -inexplicable to Gen. Franklin and every one else, failed to open their -guns planted along the crest, and completely sweeping every part of the -plain. The men rested on their arms, and the day was spent in removing -the wounded from the field. - -Collected in the rear of the Bernard House were several of the prisoners, -who were addressed by Chaplain Lung in the afternoon. Prominent among -the number was a member of the Fifty-fourth North Carolina, mostly -composed of conscripted Union men. Finding that he could not escape to -the North, or avoid being impressed, he concluded to accept $1,200, to -go as a substitute, and desert at the first favorable opportunity. He -was caught in the act, and sent to Richmond and imprisoned. On the day -before the battle, he was hurried up to Fredericksburg, with several -others, and sent to the front with a gun. When the enemy gave way before -Meade’s charge, he remained behind, concealed in the bushes, expecting -our soldiers would come up and rescue him. The charging force failing, -however, to follow up their success, he was seized with the most intense -forebodings. Knowing full well that he would surely be shot, if thus -caught in the act of deserting the second time, in a moment of frenzy, -he whipped out his jack-knife, and made two perforations, opposite each -other, in his left leg, hoping thereby to make his officers think that -he was wounded, and on this account lagged in the rear. He afterwards -fortunately made his escape. The wound was a poor apology for a gun-shot -hole, though it might have passed muster with the rebel surgeons if he -had been taken, and thereby saved his life. - -The Bernard House, since destroyed by fire, was a large, elegant stone -mansion, built after the English style, and fitted up in a princely -manner. The spacious apartments were furnished with velvet carpeting, -damask curtains, statuary, and paintings—everything which wealth could -command. Several large libraries of choice volumes evinced a literary -taste on the part of the occupants, while the well stocked larder, and -spacious wine-cellar, testified no less to their epicurean proclivities. -The proprietor, A. N. Bernard, a corpulent bachelor of the genuine F. -F. V. stamp, was arrested when our forces first crossed, for conveying -information to the enemy. He was, however, granted the freedom of his -house, and wandered about from one room to another, almost distracted at -seeing the “Yankees” carrying away his furniture and books, devouring his -sweetmeats, and drinking, in Union toasts, his imported liquors. He had -sown the wind, he was now reaping the whirlwind. - -Monday passed in much the same manner as Sunday. The enemy could be -seen erecting new batteries along the crest, but did not open upon -us. Why this failure to shell our forces, which lay for two days upon -the open plain, exposed to the destructive cross-fire of their guns, -remains a mystery to our Generals to this day. They probably desisted, -hoping that we would renew the attack, or were afraid to fire upon -them, lest, infuriated and exasperated, our troops would, as a dernier -resort, recklessly charge up the heights, and capture their batteries, at -whatever cost. - -Monday evening the retrograde movement across the river, which had -several hours previously been determined upon, commenced. The three -Grand Divisions began crossing simultaneously. A light rain and a heavy -wind blowing away from the enemy, favored the perilous movement, and it -was conducted in safety. A more masterly retreat from before an enemy -was never executed. So secretly had all the preliminary movements been -conducted, that when the various Regiments were quietly ordered to fall -in, they supposed it was for a night attack. The Thirty-third re-crossed -about 9 o’clock, and before morning the entire army was over. - -Thus terminated the first battle of Fredericksburg, the greatest we had -yet fought, and surpassing in magnitude that of Waterloo. General Lee had -three hundred guns in position, and one hundred thousand men (see London -Times’ Correspondence); General Burnside nearly the same number of guns, -and one hundred and thirty thousand men; whereas the combined forces of -Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo, before the arrival of -Blucher, amounted to only one hundred and fifty thousand; two hundred and -forty pieces covering the whole amount of their artillery. - -We were repulsed, but not dispirited. - - “The strife - Was not inglorious, though the event was dire.” - -Such brave, heroic fighting as the Union Soldiers performed on that -bloody Saturday, has never been surpassed, and will ever redound to the -glory of our arms. For nine long hours they stood upon an open plain, -exposed to the cross fire of hundreds of hostile cannon, unprotected by -shelter of any kind, and fought an enemy concealed in forests, behind -breastworks and in rifle-pits. Had no delays occurred at the outset, the -assault would undoubtedly have proved successful, but after the enemy had -had time to withdraw all their forces from below and mass them in front, -defeat was a foregone conclusion. - -Officers and men were disposed to believe that the movement had been -peremptorily ordered from Washington, until the appearance of General -Burnside’s frank and manly letter, assuming the entire responsibility. -From that time forward, the army questioned his military capacity, but -could not refrain from admiring his qualities as a man. - -[Illustration: WHITE-OAK CHURCH, VA.] - -After re-crossing the river, the Thirty-third bivouacked in the dense -woods near by, where it remained two days. Tuesday morning, a squad of -rebel officers rode down over the battle-field to the Bernard House. This -brought them within range of our guns planted on Stafford Heights, and -Battery C, Fifth Regulars, immediately dropped a shell among them, which -exploding, killed two, and sent the others fleeing back to the hills. -The riderless horses dashed down to the river, and were shot by our men, -employed in digging rifle-pits on this side. - -Friday, December 19th, the left Grand Division moved back to _White-Oak -Church_, and the Thirty-third re-occupied the camp which it had left on -the Thursday previous. Once more the men applied themselves to the labor -of building log-huts and fitting up winter quarters. The “Cabins” were -arranged in long rows fronting on the road, and protected from the wind -by the grove of hemlocks. The weather continued very warm and pleasant, -and but little sickness prevailed in the Regiment. Christmas was devoted -to mirth and hilarity, the Colonel giving a dinner party to the officers -at his tent. - -Marching orders were again received on the 30th, but were almost -immediately countermanded. General Burnside had arranged another plan of -attack, but the details having been ferreted out by rebel sympathizers at -Washington, he was compelled to relinquish it. The Regiment frequently -went on picket, and as a general thing enjoyed the change. The Fitzhughs, -Balls, and several other families who lived near the picket line, always -welcomed the officers and men to their houses. Though confessed rebels, -many pleasant hours were spent in the society of the daughters, whose -brothers and lovers were absent in the rebel army. There was in fact -hardly a corporal’s guard of young men left between the Potomac and -Rappahannock, so effectually had the conscription act been enforced. - -Among other maidens who were accustomed to entertain the Regiment, was -the betrothed of Geo. B. Davis, a nephew of Jeff.’s. One afternoon a -cavalryman, after vainly ransacking the out-buildings of her father’s -plantation for corn, approached the door in which the young lady was -standing, and insisted that some of the grain, “which he knew was -concealed in the house, should be given him.” “We have none, was the -reply.” “Stand aside until I go in and see for myself,” he rudely -retorted, at the same time whipping out of its sheath a heavy Colt’s -Revolver. No sooner done than the fair girl planted herself firmly in the -door way, drew a small repeater from her bosom, and deliberately aiming -it at the rascal’s head, exclaimed, “Approach one step further towards -this house, and you are a dead man.” Cowed and baffled by this exhibition -of bravery, the trooper turned on his heel and left. This incident -illustrates the coolness and courage with which some of the Virginia -women are endowed. - -The following changes, in addition to those already mentioned, had -occurred in the Regiment up to this time. - -Captain Theodore Hamilton, Co. G, promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, 62d N. -Y. - -Captain G. Murray Guion, Co. A, promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, 148th N. -Y. - -Captain A. H. Drake returned to duty from Salisbury, North Carolina, -October 6th. - -Captain H. J. White, Co. B, resigned. - -Captain James M. Letts, Co. I, resigned. - -Adjutant Charles T. Sutton resigned. - -First Lieutenant H. J. Draime, Co. B, promoted to Captain B. - -First Lieutenant E. J. Tyler, Co. A, promoted to Captain A. - -First Lieutenant John W. Corning, Co. B, promoted to Adjutant. - -First Lieutenant G. A. Gale, Co. G, promoted to Captain G. - -First Lieutenant E. E. Root, Co. I, promoted to Captain I. - -John Gummer, Co. E, promoted to First Lieutenant E. - -Charles D. Rossiter, appointed First Lieutenant D. - -Otis Cole, appointed First Lieutenant H. - -First Lieutenant R. C. Niles, Co. H, resigned. - -First Lieutenant H. G. King, Co. F, resigned. - -Second Lieutenant G. W. Marshall, Co. G, promoted to First Lieutenant G. - -Second Lieutenant Ira V. Germain, Co. G, dismissed. - -Second Lieutenant Pryce W. Bailey, Co. A, promoted to First Lieutenant A. - -Second Lieutenant Jefferson Bigelow, Co. D, resigned. - -Second Lieutenant J. Marshall Guion, Co. H, resigned. - -Second Lieutenant C. H. Howe, Co. I, resigned. - -Second Lieutenant William H. Long, Co. I, promoted to First Lieutenant -I, and since on Brennan’s, Davidson’s and Neill’s Staffs successively, -Assistant A. G. - -Second Lieutenant L. C. Mix, Co. C, promoted to First Lieutenant B. - -Second Lieutenant H. H. Hills, Co. F, promoted to First Lieutenant F. - -Second Lieutenant Walter H. Smith, Co. E, resigned. - -First Sergeant J. F. Winship, Co. F, promoted to Second Lieutenant F. - -First Sergeant G. T. Brennan, Co. I, promoted to Second Lieutenant I. - -First Sergeant J. E. Stebbins, Co. C, promoted to Second Lieutenant C, -vice Mix, promoted. - -First Sergeant Byron F. Craine, Co. D, promoted to Second Lieutenant G. - -First Sergeant T. H. Sibbalds, Co. A, promoted to Second Lieutenant A. - -First Sergeant C. H. Howe, Co. I, promoted to Second Lieutenant I. - -Sylvester Porter, Co. H, promoted to Second Lieutenant H. - -W. W. Smith, Co. E, appointed Second Lieutenant E. - -William E. Roach, Co. D, appointed Second Lieutenant D. - -Orlando Bacon promoted to Sergeant-Major. - -John W. Alexander promoted to Quartermaster-Sergeant. - -Corporal J. F. Barker promoted to Commissary-Sergeant. - -John J. Carter promoted from Commissary-Sergeant to Second Lieutenant B. - - MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. - -First Surgeon S. Mulford, resigned. - -First Assistant Surgeon D’Estaing Dickinson, promoted to full Surgeon. - -Second Assistant Surgeon Richard Curran, promoted to First Assistant -Surgeon. - -Duncan McLachlen appointed Second Assistant Surgeon. - -Edmund De Graff appointed Hospital Steward. - - - - -CHAPTER XXIX. - - Another Advance.—The Army stalled in mud.—Removal of General - Burnside.—General Hooker succeeds him.—Character of the two - men.—General Franklin relieved, and General Smith transferred - to the 9th Army Corps.—His Parting Address.—Colonel Taylor - assigned to a Brigade.—A Contraband Prayer Meeting.—Sanitary - Condition of the Army. - - -The weather continued to be very open and favorable for offensive -operations, and accordingly, on the 20th of January, General Burnside -began another forward movement. His plan this time was to cross the -Rappahannock several miles above Falmouth, and turn the enemy’s left wing. - -Monday morning, the left Grand Division was put in motion, reaching -Banks’ Ford—the spot designed for crossing—the same day. One of the most -terrible storms the Army ever experienced set in that night and continued -until Wednesday, rendering the passage of the river impossible. - -We were literally engulphed in a sea of mud, Virginia subsoil, of -all Jeff.’s dirty allies the most effective, completely blocking our -progress, and transforming, in a few hours’ time, our compact, well -disciplined forces, into a confused, chaotic mass. One hundred and -thirty-seven thousand men “stalled” in mud! Pontoons overturned and -abandoned, or “snaked” along by infantry; artillery “mired” to the -hubs, or broken down by the road-side; ammunition trains upset, or at a -dead-lock; supply wagons stuck fast in the clayey soil, or half hidden -beneath the surface; soldiers leaping from bog to bog, or floundering -in the mud like so many Neighbor Pliables in the Slough of Despond; -stragglers roaming through the fields and forests in quest of food, or -collected around a barrel of whiskey thrown overboard to lighten some -driver’s load; did an army ever before encounter such a plight? - -A further advance under such circumstances was of course out of the -question, and on Thursday the army returned to Falmouth, the Thirty-third -re-occupying its old camp for the third time. A portion of the Regiment -remained up the river to assist in getting back the artillery, pontoons -and other _materiel_. On the Monday following, we were startled by the -report that General Burnside had been succeeded by General Hooker. Very -few were disposed to credit the statement, but it was soon confirmed by -the appearance of the following farewell address: - - HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, CAMP - NEAR FALMOUTH, Jan. 26, 1863. - - General Orders No. 9.—By direction of the President of the - United States, the Commanding General this day transfers the - command of this army to Major General Joseph Hooker. The short - time that he has directed its movements has not been fruitful - of victory, nor any considerable advancement of our line, but - it has again demonstrated an amount of courage, patience and - endurance that, under more favorable circumstances, would - have accomplished great results. Your General, in taking an - affectionate leave of the army, from which he separates with so - much regret, may be pardoned if he bids an especial farewell to - his long and tried associates of the Ninth Corps. His prayers - are that God may be with you, and grant you continued success - until the rebellion is crushed. - - MAJOR GENERAL BURNSIDE. - -Owing to the lack of co-operation manifested on the part of many -subordinate officers, General Burnside had, prior to this time, issued an -order dismissing several of them. This order he sent to the President, -with the request that he would either sanction it, or relieve him from -the position of General Commanding. He must be clothed with authority to -root out all disorganizing elements in his army, substituting, in the -place of envious, intriguing Generals, those who would labor in unison -with him, or yield over his command. The President did not see fit to -confer this authority upon him, and he was accordingly relieved. - -Rarely do we meet with one possessed of such noble qualities as were -displayed in General Burnside’s character. Free from those personal -ambitions which lead so many to seek only - - “The bubble reputation even in the cannon’s mouth;” - -influenced solely by motives of patriotism, generous and magnanimous to -a fault, manly and Christian in his deportment, unassuming and almost -diffident, he was the idol of the Ninth Army Corps, and won the esteem -and admiration of all who were thrown in contact with him. His only -faults were those of a military character: of these the main one was -a want of reticence. The closest secrecy in all matters was seemingly -incompatible with his frank, open nature. Lack of confidence in his own -judgment led him to confer freely with others concerning his plans, who -in turn communicated them to others, until he could with truth, exclaim: - - “I never whisper a private affair - Within the hearing of cat or mouse, - But I hear it shouted at once from - The top of the house.” - -But admitting, as he himself repeatedly did, that he was not endowed -with that grasp of intellect, fertility of resource, in short Napoleonic -comprehensiveness, necessary for commanding so large an army, how many -men are born in a century who are thus endowed? Napoleon once remarked -that there was but one General in the whole of France, besides himself, -who could manœuvre one hundred thousand men. - -General Hooker came into power with a flourish of trumpets, breathing -death and destruction to the foe. After ridiculing without stint his -predecessors, plotting and scheming for their overthrow, and declaring -that he would “take the contract for bagging the whole rebel army,” he -had at last prevailed upon the President, who was boxing the compass for -a new chief, to appoint him. The appointment was, however, conferred, -as General Hooker has frequently said, in direct opposition to General -Halleck’s wishes. Now that he had secured the reins, Mr. Rebel must -beware. He would “smash them to ——.” “God Almighty must have mercy on -their souls—he wouldn’t.” - -The prince of braggarts, one could not be in his presence an hour without -recalling a character in King John. - - “Here’s a stay - That shakes the rotten carcass of old death - Out of his rags! Here’s a large mouth indeed! - That spits forth death, and mountains, rocks, and seas: - Talks as familiarly of roaring lions, - As maids of thirteen do of puppy-dogs. - What cannonier begot this lusty blood? - He speaks plain cannon, fire, and smoke, and bounce. - He gives the bastinado with his tongue. - Zounds! I was never so bethump’d with words, - Since I first call’d my brother’s father, dad.” - -No sooner had he assumed command than the Grand Divisions were abolished, -and Generals Franklin and Sumner relieved—the latter at his own request. -General Smith was immediately after transferred to the Ninth Army Corps, -which had departed for the Peninsula. The following was his parting -address: - - HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS, IN CAMP NEAR - WHITE-OAK CHURCH, VA., Feb. 5, 1863. - - _To the Officers and Soldiers of the 6th Army Corps_: - - I relinquish command over you in obedience to orders. Your - soldierly qualities make it a high honor to command you, - and long months of association with you make me regret the - separation. - - To my old Division I would say more in memory of our past and - longer association. You will not forget that you were in the - advance from Fort Monroe to within sight of the spires of - Richmond; that in front of the lines near Yorktown, you took - and held for days a position within three hundred yards of the - enemy; that your valor decided the day at Williamsburg; that in - three consecutive days, the 27th, 28th, and 29th of June last, - you met and repulsed the foe; that on the 17th of September you - came upon the battle-field to find the enemy advancing upon - unsupported artillery, and that, rushing upon their lines, - you drove them back in confusion, and saved the right wing at - Antietam. With such memorials your future is easily foretold. - - W. F. SMITH. - -The rainy season had now arrived; all hopes of further active operations -were abandoned, and the army went into permanent winter quarters. During -the month of February, the Thirty-third, Forty-ninth Pennsylvania, and -One Hundred and Nineteenth Pennsylvania, were formed into a new Brigade, -and placed under the charge of Colonel Taylor, who established his -Headquarters at the “Lee House,” about one mile and a half from White-Oak -Church. The Regiment changed its location to a woody crest on the Lee -estate, a third of a mile in the rear of the Colonel’s quarters. This was -the most delightful camp the Thirty-third had during its two years of -service; airy, roomy, healthy, commanding a fine view of the surrounding -country, and well supplied with pure water from springs close by. On the -summit of the hill, a square clearing was made, company streets laid -out, and the soldiers’ cabins built in regular order. The officers’ -quarters were constructed just in the edge of the wood at the head of the -various streets. Encamped directly beneath, on the hill side, were the -Forty-ninth and One Hundred and Nineteenth Pennsylvania. - -The months of February, March, and April, passed very pleasantly. -Athletic sports of every description and in-door amusements, beguiled -away many hours. A mail was received every evening and distributed at the -Chaplain’s tent. The New York, Philadelphia and Washington daily papers, -together with numerous volumes from the Bernard libraries, and other -secession sources, furnished ample reading material. - -On becoming weary of the monotony of camp life, many sauntered out to -the surrounding forests, fields, and farm-houses, in quest of adventure. -Between the encampment and Acquia Creek was a settlement of contrabands, -employed by government in wood-chopping. They occupied the huts built -by the enemy when in possession of the region, and were apparently -very contented with their new mode of life. After the labors of the day -were closed, they assembled for a Virginia “hoe-down,” in which the -slaves so much delight, or to participate in religious exercises. Most -of the older members of the community were of a religious turn, and not -unfrequently spent the entire night in devotion. Their leader on such -occasions, a wrinkled, osseous specimen, whose crisp hair and callous -skin were, if possible, a shade darker than that of his companions, had -been the head-cook of his master, and now acted in that capacity. He was -never so much at home as when exhorting the brethren, and instead of -being embarrassed by the presence of soldiers, then talked and prayed -with increased fervor. The writer took down his prayer one evening. -He had just risen from his knees when we entered, but loth to lose an -opportunity of displaying his talent to the “northern white folks,” he -again kneeled down and delivered the following with great unction. - -Oh, Lord God of dis glorious Universe. Wilt dou look down in de -omnipresence of dy eye upon dese dy collard children bowed upon de -knucklebone dis night. Take a solemn peep upon us and let a heap of -light in. Dou knowest what dese dy poor darkies need. Dere be Sam, dere -be Jerry, and dere be Pompey. Dey are in dere sins, dats what I reckon. -Help dem to git up, and git from de wilderness of sin, and come in to de -clearing of salvation. Take a solemn peep also upon de darkies in de -other cabin, who fiddle and whirl on de bombastic toe, while dy servant -fulminates words to dee. May dey rise above the anthratory things of -dis world, and fly like massa Linkum’s balloom heavenward. Ruler of all -humans on dis earth, wilt dou bress de Generals in de field dis night, -if it be circumspection in dy eye. Bress de Colonels in de field dis -knight, if it be circumspection in dy discreet eye, and also bress de -Union soldiers who carry de musket and chew de cartridge, fightin for -de Union and de Stars and Stripes. Dey fight in a scientific cause, and -be de bestest of men, but good Lord, mey dey swear less and pray more. -And finally bress dy humble servant now supplicating dee in behalf of -dese benighted darkies. It behoves dee to dig deep, and sound to de very -bottom of his heart. May dere be nary blimmage between myself and my -Saviour. - -In de language of de mighty Washington, dis world is all a fleetin show. -To-day we are alive and hoppin around like grass-hoppers, to-morrow -the sickle of death cuts us down, and spreads us out like grass in hay -time. On every side dou knowest, oh Lord, is de evidences of de general -dislocation and distruction of de human family. Dere be fightin among -one another, and natural disease. But we die to live again, either as -saints or evil spirits. Dere be discushions on doctrines. Elecshion, -Before-ordination, Perfection, and sich like, confuse de intellects of -both black men and white. But good Lord, dou knowest dat dese are vain -allusions, splittin an dividin dy creatures into sexes without mercy. -Whoever will can go to glory. Many dare will be with sleek countenances, -white collars and fine clothes, who will find do gates shut against dem, -while de blind old woman hobbling on crutches, she go straight in, Amen. - -[Illustration: Slave Quarters.] - -The hearty burst of amens which followed from the hearers, indicated that -they were no less satisfied with his “gifts” than the leader himself, -whose serene and placid countenance was turned upon us in a most knowing -manner, as much as to say, “any white man beat that?” - -[Illustration: Contrabands near Acquia Creek.] - -Several now joined in singing a “hymn,” of which the chorus was— - - “Lord, we are flowin to de fountain, - And it is so sweet; - Didn’t my Jesus turn him in de coffin? - Didn’t my Jesus turn him in de coffin? - Sister Mary she loved Jesus, - And so do I. - Lord, we are flowin to de fountain, - Flowin to de fountain, - And it is so sweet.” - -While this was being sung, a young member of the band, with sleeves -rolled up and a bandana wrapped about his head, stood in the centre of -the cabin, and kept time. He continued beating with the feet and patting -with the hands, at the same time twisting himself into every conceivable -shape the human body will admit of, until the perspiration rolled off in -large drops from his forehead. An exhortation was next listened to, after -which they sang a variety of tunes, the following being a sample— - - Jesus ’ll git us out o’ dis, - Jesus ’ll git us out o’ dis, - An’ will go home to Canean, - An’ will go home to Canean. - -In describing this strange scene, we have no intention of throwing -ridicule upon these unfortunates, or their devotions, but merely to give -the reader an idea of the manner in which slave worship is frequently -conducted. - -The health of the troops continued to be remarkably good, only five per -cent. of the entire army being on the sick list. Indeed, when we compare -the sanitary condition of the Army of the Potomac from its origin up -to the present time with that of other military organizations, there -is abundant occasion for thanksgiving. Nearly one half of our entire -forces of the Revolution, forty-seven per cent., were at one time unfit -for duty. Of thirty thousand troops that composed the English Army under -Wellington in 1809, six thousand were sick in the hospitals. In 1811, -the Portuguese Army, numbering forty-four thousand, had nine thousand on -the sick list. The terrible sickness during the late Crimean struggle -is fresh in the memory of every one. Thirty thousand Russian soldiers -perished in a few weeks’ time from camp diseases, and thirty-five per -cent., if we mistake not, of the allied troops were prostrated with -sickness when Florence Nightingale entered upon her mission of mercy. At -the commencement of the war, the enemy calculated largely on Cholera, -Yellow Jack, and other maladies, as allies in decimating our ranks; but -the health of the troops thus far has been unparalleled in the history -of modern warfare. This has been mainly due to the lavish amount of -supplies—at least one third greater than those furnished to any European -Army—and to the skillful management of the medical Department. - -What is known as the Regimental fund comprises the proceeds from the -sale of the excess rations furnished to the various Regiments. This -sum amounts to several thousand dollars annually, thus indicating the -liberality of government in the matter of food. The Medical Department -characterized at the commencement of the war, by little order or -efficiency, is now completely systematized and placed on a servicable -footing. Immediately on the resumption of active operations, the -Surgeons are assigned to the duty for which they are best qualified; some -to the care of the sick, others to the amputating table, and others to -the field. - -[Illustration: “Poor white trash.”] - -The encampment was frequently visited during the winter by those -stigmatized among the wealthier Virginians, as “poor white trash.” They -generally came to crave “a little flour,” “a few potatoes,” anything to -keep body and soul together. Deprived of their sons by a contest in which -they took no interest, stripped of their little all by both parties, -reduced to absolute penury, theirs was a hopeless lot indeed. - - - - -CHAPTER XXX. - - Splendid Condition of the Army.—Gen. Hooker’s Programme.—A - Forward Movement.—Battles of Chancellorsville and - Vicinity.—Jackson turns Hooker’s Right Wing.—Operations - below Fredericksburg.—Strategy.—Address from the Commanding - General.—The Washington Estate.—Crossing the Rappahannock. - - -Winter had now passed, and the warm, genial days of April were fast -drying up the roads, and rendering the resumption of operations -practicable. Four months had rolled away since the bloody struggle under -Burnside, during which the army had recuperated its energies, recovered -its _morale_, and been reinforced by numerous accessions of troops. -Believing, with Frederick the Great, that a soldier’s pluck lies in his -stomach, Gen. Hooker had added fresh bread, potatoes and other esculents -to the already substantial bill of fare, thereby putting his men in the -best of fighting trim; and they, in turn, had come to cherish a certain -regard for and confidence in him, shouting like the Portuguese under -Crawford, “Long live the General who takes care of our bellies.” - -The army was ripe for offensive movements. The long weeks of inactivity -had afforded the General commanding ample time for reviewing the -situation, deciding upon a plan of attack, and completing the necessary -preparations. - -About the middle of the month marching orders were issued to the troops, -but were immediately rescinded, owing to a furious storm which arose and -prevailed for two days. The elements again becoming propitious, on Monday -and Tuesday, April 27th and 28th, the various Army Corps left their snug -winter quarters and moved towards the Rappahannock. The programme decided -upon was this: while a portion of the army crossed below Fredericksburg, -and diverted the attention of the enemy, the remainder were to proceed up -the river, and turning their left wing, occupy a position directly in the -rear of the rebel works. At the same time Gen. Stoneman, taking nearly -the entire body of our cavalry, was to make his way down through the -State by the Culpepper route, and circling round to the railroad, destroy -the bridges over the North and South Anna rivers, less than twenty miles -from Richmond. - -After the seventy-five thousand men thrown in the rear had attacked and -defeated the enemy, the fifty thousand at Fredericksburg were to press -forward likewise, engage them, and cut off the way of retreat towards -Richmond. This comprehensive and masterly plan—substantially the same as -Gen. Burnside’s last—must, if it had proven successful, have accomplished -no less than its author intended, the total destruction of Gen. Lee’s -army; but, alas! Jackson had not then received his death wound. - -The Second Corps, Couch’s; Fifth, Meade’s; Eleventh, Howard’s; and -Twelfth, Slocum’s; marched to the upper fords of the Rappahannock, and -meeting with but little opposition, most of the force moved forward, -and by Thursday night were massed in the vicinity of Chancellorsville, -after having travelled a distance of thirty-six miles. On Friday, Gen. -Hooker, who accompanied this wing of the army, formed the troops in a -line of battle, of a triangular or Redan shape, resting with its wings -respectively on the Rappahannock, between Banks’ and United States Fords -and Hunting Creek—an affluent of the Rappahannock—and having its apex -at Chancellorsville, in the rear of Fredericksburg. The events which -followed we shall allude to briefly, reserving our main description for -those operations in which the Thirty-third were concerned. - -During the day reconnoitring forces were sent on the roads leading to -Fredericksburg, to “feel” the enemy, and likewise learn the topography -of the region. All night Friday, parties were engaged in felling trees, -clearing away the tangled thickets, and constructing abatis. Saturday, -Howard’s Corps was posted on the extreme right; then a Division of -Sickles’ Corps (3), which had come up; then Slocum; then Couch; then -Meade on the left; Humphrey’s Division of Meade’s Corps holding the -extreme left. Several unsuccessful attempts were made by the enemy -during the day to pierce the lines, but about four o’clock in the -afternoon, Jackson suddenly hurled forty thousand men upon Howard’s -Corps, which fell back in confusion. The Second Division of the Third -Corps was immediately wheeled around to the rescue, and succeeded in -recovering some of the lost ground, but the right of the line was -completely turned. This success of the enemy placed Gen. Sickles, who had -pushed forward in front with the remaining two Divisions of the Third -Corps, in a very precarious condition, nearly severing his connection -with the remainder of the army. Gen. Hooker now decided upon a night -attack, which, though terrible and bloody, as the engagement through the -afternoon had been, resulted in victory. The enemy were driven full half -a mile, and the lines re-formed on the left, much in the same manner as -they had been before. - -The First Army Corps, which had arrived from Falmouth, and the Fifth, -were posted as a new line, while the disorganized Eleventh was -transferred to the left. About 5½ o’clock Sunday morning, the enemy came -down the plank road leading from Chancellorsville, and made a furious -onslaught. The engagement soon became general, and for five hours the -roar of artillery and sharp rattle of musketry resounded through the -forest. Our batteries were posted on commanding positions, and made great -havoc among the enemy as they advanced to the conflict. - -About ten o’clock the lines were contracted and re-formed in the vicinity -of the clearing, which, together with a single house, constituted all of -Chancellorsville. During the remainder of the day the enemy made several -attempts to break them, but were each time repulsed. Here the army -remained on the defensive, in a strongly entrenched position, until the -following Tuesday evening, when it retreated, and safely re-crossed the -Rappahannock. - -Returning now to the other wing of the army, the First Corps, Gen. -Reynolds, Third, Gen. Sickles, and Sixth, Gen. Sedgwick, proceeded, on -the afternoon of the 28th, to the dense woods back of the point where -Gen. Franklin crossed the river in December, and bivouacked for the -night. The Thirty-third, which was on picket Tuesday, when the Sixth -Corps broke camp, having gone out the day previous, was ordered in at two -o’clock P. M., and in a half hour’s time completed their preparations -for departure. The sick had previously been sent to the Corps Hospital, -which had been established at Potomac Creek Bridge, and placed in charge -of Surgeon Dickinson. All clothing and camp equipage, not absolutely -necessary, were sent to Belle Plain, in charge of Quartermaster -Alexander, and the haversacks and knapsacks, loaded down with rations, -of which the troops were ordered to have eight days’ supply. The time -for their departure northward was drawing rapidly near, and for days the -men had been making themselves merry over the prospect of soon being -with the loved ones at home, after two long years absence. Under such -circumstances they could hardly have been expected to enter upon the new -movement with much heart or spirit. Instead, however, of flinching from -the fresh duties imposed upon them, they stepped with alacrity to their -places when Col. Taylor, who had now resumed command of his Regiment, -gave the order to “fall in,” eager to strike one more blow for their -country—add one more laurel to the wreath of honor which encircled the -name of the gallant Thirty-third. - -Leaving the now grass-green crest, where so many pleasant weeks had been -spent, the Regiment wended its way down the sloping sides, through the -fields on the left, and crossing the main thoroughfare near White-Oak -Church, entered the forest. An hour’s march brought them to a small -clearing, where a halt for a few moments was ordered, and the men -stretched themselves out on the green turf. Again entering the woods, -they pursued a circuitous course, through dense thickets, across deep -ravines and over treacherous bogs, until the Division was overtaken at -dusk, close to the spot where the Regiment had encamped after re-crossing -the river in the winter. Fires not being permitted, the men were obliged -to dispense with coffee, and sup as best they could on “hard tack” and -ham, after which the light shelter tents were spread and, they betook -themselves to rest. The “Light Brigade” of the same Division was employed -during the night in getting the pontoons down near to the river. - -Instead of being drawn on noisy, rumbling trucks, as heretofore, they -were quietly conveyed on the men’s shoulders, who tugged away lustily -at them until between three and four o’clock in the morning, Wednesday, -when they were launched in the river. So stealthily had the operations -been conducted, that the enemy’s pickets did not sound the alarm, until -they saw boat loads of armed men approaching. They had time to fire only -two or three volleys, and then fled. Russell’s Brigade was the first to -reach the opposite bank, and rapidly clambering up its sides, started -in pursuit of the astonished rebels. The officer of the picket line was -found fast asleep in bed, and on being brought over, entreated us not -to exchange him, “for if you do,” he said, “I shall surely be shot for -having been caught napping.” Col. Irwin, of the Forty-ninth Pennsylvania, -and some eight or ten others, were wounded in the crossing. Two bridges -were lain, in the identical positions occupied last year, and Brooks’ -Division of the Sixth Corps thrown over. - -Later in the morning, five companies of the Fiftieth New York, Engineers, -proceeded one mile and a quarter below, and commenced throwing two other -bridges. Troops from Meredith’s (Iron) Brigade of Gen. Wads worth’s -Division, First Corps, dashed over in boats, and charging up the bank, -took nearly all of the enemy prisoners, who were firing from behind -earthworks and rifle-pits. The Twenty-fourth Michigan, Col. Marrow, led -this gallant charge, followed by the Sixth Wisconsin. Some of the rebels -who escaped took refuge in a house close by, but our guns immediately -being turned upon it, they scampered from the building as fast as their -legs could carry them, provoking round after round of laughter from our -boys. The whole of Wadsworth’s Division crossed, the General not waiting -for the bridges to be completed, but fearlessly swimming his horse -over. Troops now began to debouch at various points from the forest, -and reaching the flats along the river, halted and stacked arms. The -Thirty-third, together with the other Regiments of Howe’s Division, -breakfasted early, and descending to the plain about nine o’clock, -halted at the same spot where it had lain during the day preceding the -crossing last year under Burnside. The sky was of a leaden, wintry gray, -and a stiff breeze was blowing. - -[Illustration: CROSSING THE RAPPAHANNOCK. - -The Advance of the Sixth Corps.] - -The whole of the Sixth Corps, with the exception of Brooks’ Division, now -over the river, were massed here, and the First Corps, with the exception -of Wadsworth’s Division, near the two lower bridges, while the Third, -Gen. Sickles, remained back on the hills and in the woods in the rear. - -Can it be? was the question which trembled on every lip, that we are -again to be recklessly hurled against that amphitheatre of hills, before -which five thousand of our number fell last year? So it seemed. The three -entire Corps could not be designed for a mere feint movement? But when -no more troops were crossed over, and on the following day a series of -marches and countermarches were ordered, all gloomy forebodings were -dispelled, for we then knew that the appearance of the three Corps here -was for a ruse, though on a large scale, to attract the attention of the -enemy, while the force above moved to their rear. The appearance by noon -of two heavy lines of the enemy on the old battle-field, now a beautiful -carpet of green, proved that the strategy had been successful. - -As fast as their numerous regiments arrived from above or below, they -descended the hills and formed in line at the foot to receive us. There -they remained in position for hours; but seeing no disposition to advance -on our part, large numbers, dropping back in the woods, swarmed like -bees in the tree-tops to scrutinize our movements, and ascertain, if -possible, “what we were about that we did not come on.” Gen. Sedgwick, -who had charge of this wing of the army, continued to march and -counter-march the troops in view of the enemy. Forming on the crest of -the hills, they would move down in solid columns to the bridges, as if -to cross, but instead of crossing, quietly draw back through a gully, -and in a half hour’s time be descending the hill again. This series of -manœuvres led the enemy to suppose that our entire army was here. The -disappearance, however, of most of the rebel infantry from our front, -on Friday morning, indicated that they had divined our strategy—not, -however, until it had accomplished the purpose intended, as the reading -of the following order showed: - - HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, NEAR - FALMOUTH, APRIL 30, 1863. - - It is with heartfelt satisfaction that the General Commanding - announces to the army that the operations of the last three - days have determined that our enemy must ingloriously fly, - or come out from behind their defences and give us battle on - our own ground, where certain destruction awaits them. The - operations of the Fifth, Eleventh and Twelfth Corps have been a - series of splendid successes. - - By command of - - MAJOR-GENERAL HOOKER. - - S. WILLIAMS, Adjutant-General. - -While the enemy had delayed in our front, our right wing had reached -Chancellorsville. - -The reading of these brief lines to the various Regiments occasioned the -wildest enthusiasm, and cheer after cheer was given for “Fighting Joe.” -While waiting orders on the flats, elegant swords were presented to -Captains Cole and Gifford by their respective Companies. The Colonel made -a brief address, urging them to wield these new weapons manfully in the -coming strife. - -Just at nightfall the enemy opened a heavy fire on the lower bridges and -the infantry on the opposite bank, killing and wounding some thirty of -them. Our guns replied with much spirit, until darkness put an end to the -conflict. The rebels used one heavy Whitworth gun, which was planted four -miles away, and fired with a most uncomfortable precision. - -Friday was a day of comparative quiet, there being no infantry and but -very little artillery firing. The enemy’s pickets were posted along the -Bowling Green road, while heavy reinforcements from Richmond could be -seen moving over the hills towards Chancellorsville. Gen. Sickles’ Corps -moved up the river to reinforce Hooker. - -During the afternoon, members of the Regiment improved the inactivity -to visit the old Washington Estate, situated down the river, about -a mile in the rear of the lower bridges. The story of little George -cutting down his father’s apple tree with his new hatchet, is familiar -to every one. The exact spot where the tree stood is pointed out, and -the green on which the Father of his Country played and wantoned in his -childhood. The Estate has descended to the Fitzhughs, who abandoned it on -our appearance here last fall. Their son, a Captain in the Confederate -service, was killed on Wednesday, when the Iron Brigade crossed the river. - -Saturday morning found our troops posted in about the same position -as the day previous, the Thirty-third still remaining encamped on the -flats. About half-past seven a rebel battery, planted during the night -in front of the ruins of the Bernard House, tossed a couple of shells -among the pickets, who were playing ball. This was immediately followed -by their ten-pound Parrots, planted on the crest, three-quarters of a -mile below, which again concentrated a rapid fire on the lower bridges -and Wadsworth’s Division. They were, however, soon silenced by our heavy -guns. Occasional skirmishing continued through the day. Towards evening, -Gen. Brooks discovered bodies of the enemy moving along the hills, as -if to fall upon our right. When, however, he perceived, a few moments -later, that the head of the column was directed towards Chancellorsville, -he became satisfied that Gen. Lee was withdrawing all his infantry from -our front, and immediately ordered the skirmish line forward. The “Light -Brigade,” which was then in front, advanced, flanked the enemy’s pickets -and drove them in fine style half a mile beyond the Bowling Green road. -Scattered along the turnpike were found knapsacks, canteens and several -“dummeys,” or pickets of straw. - -The lower crossing had now been abandoned, and Gen. Sedgwick sent the -First Corps likewise up the river to reinforce Hooker, leaving only the -Sixth Corps below Fredericksburg. Immediately on our obtaining possession -of the Bowling Green turnpike, Howe’s and Newton’s, the two remaining -Divisions of the Corps, passed over the bridges. - - - - -CHAPTER XXXI. - - THE STORMING OF FREDERICKSBURG HEIGHTS. SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1863. - - -Sunday, May 3d, was a proud day for the Union arms—the boasted Heights -of Fredericksburg were stormed by our brave boys, and the Stars and -Stripes planted triumphantly over that “Gibraltar of America.” Whatever -the result of the fighting in the rear, that in front crowned our arms -with imperishable renown. “This crest of hills,” wrote the London Times’ -correspondent, after the battle under Burnside, “constitute one of the -strongest positions in the world—impregnable to any attack from the -front.” The achievements of that memorable day again demonstrated that -what is impossible with John Bull becomes possible with Jonathan. The -members of the Thirty-third can ever point with pride to the conspicuous -part which they bore in this brilliant achievement—the crowning glory of -their two years’ career. - -[Illustration: FREDERICKSBURG HEIGHTS. - -Stormed by the Sixth Army Corps.] - -Though Gen. Lee had withdrawn his infantry from the ridge below the city, -he left, as he supposed, a sufficient force to hold the hills immediately -in the rear. Here was planted the best of his artillery, supported by -the flower of his infantry, under command of the haughty and supercilious -Barksdale, who a few weeks later breathed his life away on the crimson -fields of Gettysburg—abandoned by his own men, without a slave even to -bring him a cup of cold water. - -About one o’clock Sunday morning, a courier arrived at Gen. Sedgwick’s -headquarters, with orders from Gen. Hooker to storm the Heights, and -pushing on beyond, join him at Chancellorsville. After crossing below -Fredericksburg Saturday evening, Howe’s Division had advanced up -towards the city on the Bowling Green road, as far as Hazel Creek, the -Thirty-third and Forty-ninth New York being deployed as skirmishers. When -Hooker’s orders arrived, Gen. Newton’s Division passed to the right, and -later, Howe’s also moved further on, connecting with him. Brooks likewise -came up from below, and formed on to Howe’s left. The positions of the -various Divisions became then as follows: Gen. Brooks, extreme left; Gen. -Howe, centre; and Gen. Newton, right; connecting on with Newton’s was -Gibbon’s Division of the Second Corps, extending above the city. - -The Regiments for the assault were selected from Howe’s, Newton’s and -Gibbon’s commands. The following comprised all, or nearly all, the -number: 31st, 33d, 36th, 43d, 49th, 59th, 61st and 77th New York; 23d, -61st, 82d, 93d, 98th, 122d, 127th and 139th Pennsylvania; 7th, 19th and -20th Massachusetts; 5th Wisconsin, 6th and 7th Maine, 21st New Jersey and -1st Long Island. - -To Gen. Neill’s Brigade was assigned the honor of leading the left one of -the storming columns, and to the Thirty-third the honor of leading the -Brigade. The reader will remember that the line of works to be taken was -about one third of a mile in the rear of Fredericksburg, constructed on a -natural bluff, extending above and below the city for some distance, and -known as “Marye’s Heights.” Beneath ran the famous stone-wall, forming -the western boundary of the plain over which the charging columns must -pass. Along the lower edge of this plateau, close by the reservoir, which -separates it from the city, the troops were massed, lying on the ground -to avoid the enemy’s fire. The diagram on the opposite page represents -the scene of action, with the relative positions occupied by the advance -Regiments of the assaulting columns. - -Heavy artillery firing was kept up during the morning, between the rebel -batteries and our own, planted along the edge of the river. The siege -guns posted on Stafford Heights fired repeatedly on the enemy’s works, -doing good execution. One of the shells exploded a rebel caisson at the -redoubt near the stone-wall, and killed ten horses. After blowing up -the caisson it struck two directly behind, and hurled eight others down -the steep precipice in the rear into the yawning chasm beneath. They -presented a hideous spectacle as they lay at the bottom, dead and dying. - -[Illustration: Diagram Showing Position of the Storming Column.] - -At length, as the City Hall clock struck eleven, came the order for the -charge, and the lion-hearted men rose to their feet. The hundreds of -spectators in the rear held their breath in terrible suspense, expecting -to see them the next moment prostrate in the dust. “Forward!” cries -Gen. Sedgwick, and they echelon up the open plain, regardless of the -frowning batteries which vomit grape and cannister upon them. Col. Spear -drops dead from his horse, and the Sixty-first Penn., at the right of -the Chancellorsville road, momentarily recoils; but the Forty-third New -York comes rapidly to the rescue, and the columns again press forward, -delivering the battle cheer, which is heard above the roar of artillery -and fierce roll of musketry. Three hundred yards are passed, one hundred -more will bring them to the stone-wall. All the guns along the crest -now concentrate their fire on the plain. Col. Johns falls, Col. Newman -falls, Major Wheeler falls; Captains Gray, Ballinger, Irwin, Burke and -Knickerbocker are dead; the ground comprised within the focus is strewn -with the bodies of the slain. But there is no wavering, and in a moment -more the “Slaughter-Pen” is ours. The Sixth Maine and Thirty-first New -York scale the wall, bayonet the defenders, dash up the crest, and amid -long continued shouts and cheers, turn their own guns upon the fleeing -enemy. “What men are these,” inquires a terrified gunner, as our brave -boys appear upon the ramparts. “We are Yankees, ——; do you think we will -fight now?” is the response. - -Neill’s Brigade, further to the left, has likewise swarmed over the wall, -and now unfurls its banners on the Heights. - -Only part of the work is, however, done. The guns on the right and left -of the Chancellorsville road have been stormed, but there yet remains a -heavy battery further to the left, which is now turned upon the portion -of the works occupied by us. The Thirty-third tarries but a moment, and -then starts for these guns, followed by the remaining Regiments of the -Brigade. Quickly descending to the ravine at the left, they double-quick -through underbrush and obstructions of every description, cheered on and -led forward by the Colonel, Lieut.-Colonel, Major and Adjutant. The rebel -gunners see them coming through the thicket, and depressing their guns, -rain down a tempest of cannister. Captain Root falls, pierced through -the thigh; Capt. Cole is prostrated by a _minie_; Lieut. Byrne lies by -his side; seventy men are wounded or dead. The old flag, which waved -in triumph at Williamsburg, Golden’s Farm and Antietam, goes down. A -second color-bearer seizes the banner and raises it on high, but a bullet -quickly lays him low. Another and another grasps the standard, until six -have been shot down, when Sergeant Vandecar rushes forward, hoists the -tattered banner on his musket, and the Regiment presses forward. As they -emerge from the wood to the opening, they are saluted with a rapid fire -from the rebel infantry supports, but unmindful of the deluge of iron -hail, they push on, clamber up the green glacis, sweep over the parapet, -and capture a thirty-two pounder at a bound. Oh! it was a splendid sight -to see those gallant fellows rush boldly up to the cannon’s mouth, and -snatch victory from the jaws of death. - -The artillerists, with the exception of a few who fled, were captured -or killed. The supports fell back and formed in line of battle. A squad -of them, who lagged behind, were ordered to surrender. They refused to -do so, when a ball from the musket of Sergeant Proudfoot brought one of -them to the ground. Again they were ordered to halt, and again refusing, -Sergeant Kane killed a second. A third and fourth were likewise shot -down. Having formed in line, the infantry opened a heavy fire on the -Thirty-third, also drawn up in line. The Seventh Maine soon came up to -its support, being received with loud cheers, and formed on the left. The -Twenty-first New Jersey not long after followed, and the rebels were put -to flight. - -It was with the greatest difficulty that Col. Taylor could restrain -his men from following. Many of them, unmindful of the orders of -their Captains, did push forward in the pursuit, killing and wounding -several of the fugitives. The Thirty-third’s banner was unfurled over -the captured redoubt, and the men lay down to rest after their arduous -labors. Two more guns were taken by the Regiments of the Brigade further -to the left. - -[Illustration: MARYES HEIGHTS. - -Showing the Redoubt captured by the Thirty-third.] - -This part of the enemy’s line of fortifications consisted of four -detached earthworks, very strong and inaccessible to infantry, as they -supposed, on account of the steepness of the hill and dense underbrush, -which intervened between it and the city. Lieut. Col. Corning’s horse—a -magnificent animal—was shot from under him, as he was fearlessly charging -up the hill with the Regiment. While passing through the woods below, -Capt. Draime discovered a party of rebels a short way off, and taking -a few of his men started after them. He returned after the redoubt was -taken, bringing with him Col. Luce of the Eighteenth Mississippi, and -one Captain, four Lieutenants and thirty-eight privates, belonging to -the same regiment. Capt. Tyler narrowly escaped, having his clothing -perforated eleven different times with bullets. It seemed almost a -miracle that any of the officers or men could have passed through such a -fiery ordeal unscathed. - - - - -CHAPTER XXXII. - - BATTLES OF SALEM HEIGHTS. - - -After resting for a brief period on the summit of the Heights, the Corps -pushed rapidly up the turnpike leading to Chancellorsville, no effort -being made to take possession of the still higher ridge at the left, -to which a portion of the enemy had retreated, and were now tossing an -occasional shell at us. The country presented a beautiful appearance, -with its green meadows and vast fields of cereals stretching out in -every direction. Gen. Brooks’ Division, which now took the advance, -moved rapidly forward, but instead of meeting with Hooker’s pickets, -encountered a heavy force of the enemy, about four miles ahead, near -Salem. They were concealed in a forest, into which our infantry were -imprudently advanced before it was shelled. The rebels immediately rose -from their masked position, and delivered a murderous fire. Gen. Brooks -quickly formed his men in line, and soon became hotly engaged. While the -conflict was at its height, a body of the enemy suddenly opened upon him -from the left, and he changed front to meet them. The battle now became -very sanguinary, the rebels rapidly thinning our ranks with their cross -fire. Darkness came to our relief and the fighting ceased, not, however, -before we had lost twelve hundred men. Seven hundred of this number -belonged to Bartlett’s Brigade—consisting of the Twenty-seventh New -York, among other Regiments,—who fell in twenty minutes time. The woods -afterwards took fire from our shells, and many of the wounded belonging -to both parties perished in the flames. - -The little army slept soundly that night after the arduous duties of -the day. But there were many officers as well as men who lay down to -rest with serious apprehensions of the morrow. No troops had been thrown -forward to occupy the higher ridge at our left. What should prevent -the enemy from circling round under cover of night to this crest, and -descending get between us and the captured but now abandoned Heights in -the rear? - -The dawn of Monday proved how well grounded had been these fears. At -eight o’clock a heavy rebel column was observed streaming down the -mountain side, and pushing rapidly for Marye’s Heights. Not a picket -had been thrown out to give warning of their approach, or a single gun -to sweep the gully through which they had to pass. A scene of utmost -confusion now ensued. The road leading from the city out to the army was -crowded with straggling soldiers, going on to rejoin their Regiments, -supply wagons, ammunition trains and ambulances filled with wounded from -the previous evening’s fight. The soldiers scattered through the fields -in all directions. The teamsters and ambulance drivers dashed furiously -into the city, or turned back to the army, thereby escaping. A few, -losing presence of mind, cut their horses loose from the wagons, and, -mounting them, rode away, in hot haste. Gen. Gibbon, in charge of the -city, sent up one or two Regiments left with him as a patrol, to check -the enemy. But it was useless for them to attempt doing so, and after -firing three or four rounds, they fled out to the army. The rebels now -pressed forward and re-occupied the Heights, delivering as they did so, -one of their characteristic yells, so much resembling a wolf howl. - -After resting for a moment they were deployed out to the right of the -Heights, and forming an extended line, swept rapidly up after the Sixth -Corps. A Union battery, planted on a bluff up the river, one mile from -the city, immediately opened a hot fire on their backs, and so interfered -with his plans that the commanding officer was content to draw in his -forces and mass them around the Heights. - -Fredericksburg, as well as Falmouth, was now perfectly defenceless, -all the troops not with Sedgwick having been sent up to the support of -Hooker, and a few siege guns planted on Stafford Heights, comprising -almost our only artillery. The enemy, had they known it, could have -passed down into the city with impunity, paroled our fifteen hundred -wounded, and then, seizing our pontoon-boats, pushed over the river -and captured Gen. Hooker’s headquarters and the immense supplies at -the Falmouth depot. Why they did not at least descend to the city -still remains a mystery. Perhaps they were intimidated by the show of -resistance made by a few stragglers, whom some wounded officers collected -about the streets and posted along the edge of the city. Capts. Root -and Cole, and other officers in the hospital, sent their swords and -equipments over the river, expecting to be made prisoners. As the day -advanced, however, and the enemy did not come down, preparations were -made for transferring the wounded to the opposite bank, and before night -they were all taken over, together with the materiel of war, which had -collected there. - -The Sixth Corps was now placed in a most critical position by this -coup-de-main of Gen. Lee, having the enemy in front, left and rear, -and an unfordable river on the right. No wonder that Gen. Butterfield, -Chief-of-Staff, when he rode down to the Falmouth side of the river and -comprehended the situation, remarked to Gen. Fogliardi, the Swiss General -who accompanied him, “Sedgwick has gone up.” That indomitable hero, -however, had no idea of “going up,” but immediately set about rescuing -his command from the dilemma in which Hooker and his Chief-of-Staff -had placed it. Hooker and his Chief-of-Staff, we say, for it was in -accordance with their orders that the Sixth Corps had been pushed on, -regardless of the higher ridge at the left. - -The diagram on the opposite page represents the positions of the -different forces of both armies as they then were. - -[Illustration] - -First on the west our main army, then Lee’s main army, then the Sixth -Corps, then a rebel Corps, and then our siege guns, planted on the east -side of the river—a most extraordinary sandwiching of opposing forces -together. - -Instead of attempting to cut his way through to Hooker in front, or -Fredericksburg in the rear, Gen. Sedgwick drew back Brook’s Division, -still in the advance, and arranging his army in the form of an arc, -fronting towards the enemy, gradually contracted the lines until the -wings extended nearly to the river. By this movement the rebels were -thrown out of the rear to his left front. The lines continued to stretch -out towards the river, until they enclosed Banks’ Ford, six miles above -the city, over which communication was immediately established with -Falmouth, and Gen. Sedgwick sent for supplies. The announcement of this -fact dispelled much of the gloom prevailing at headquarters, for it was -then known that if the Corps could hold out until night it would be able -to draw back to the ford, under cover of darkness, and escape. - -At daybreak, the Thirty-third, together with three other Regiments of -Gen. Neill’s Brigade, had been sent out to attack a body of rebels who -appeared on the higher ridge, some distance further on from the point -where they finally descended. After a spirited fight, the enemy were -put to flight. The Regiment had now returned, and was posted on the -left curvature of the arc formed by Sedgwick, about one mile from the -Heights, and near the road leading from the city. Occupying a commanding -position, and being so near, they could perceive all the operations of -the flanking force, which numbered twenty-five thousand. The reader -can imagine their feelings at seeing the Heights which they had so -gallantly stormed on the day previous, now reöccupied by the enemy. After -being arranged in line of battle, the men amused themselves by firing -at the rebel skirmishers, who crept up behind the trees and fences to -reconnoitre our position. Several were killed in this manner. Lieutenant -Carter, seizing a musket from the hands of one of his men, brought down a -general officer, who persisted in recklessly riding out in front of the -line. - -As the morning advanced, members of the Regiment proceeded out on the -road, and brought in one of the wagons abandoned by the teamsters, which -proved to be well stocked with delicacies for a General and his Staff. -This was a rich prize for the men, who, now having subsisted for six days -on the scanty contents of their haversacks, were as eager for food as the -famished Arab in the desert, who, discovering a bag of gold, mourned that -it did not contain dates. - -Towards noon a Brigade of rebels charged upon the earthworks thrown up in -front of the Brigade, but were handsomely repulsed, and two hundred of -them made prisoners, by a counter charge. - -Our forces remained in two lines of battle, expecting every moment a -fierce onslaught from various points. But the day wore away without an -attack, and the men were beginning to think that none would be made, -when suddenly, about four o’clock, a heavy column of reinforcements for -the enemy were observed descending the upper ridge. This meant battle. -Imagine a semi-circle within a semi-circle, and you have the relative -positions of the opposing forces at that time. - -An hour later, the rebel hordes rose quickly from the Heights where they -had lain all day, and rushing forward with cheers and yells, precipitated -themselves upon our line. At the same moment the siege guns at Falmouth -opened a fire on their rear. Gen. Neill’s Brigade, being the nearest to -them, bore the brunt of the attack, and though assaulted by overpowering -numbers, maintained its position and repulsed the enemy. One Regiment, -the same which broke at White-Oak Swamp, gave way, thereby bringing a -destructive cross fire upon the Thirty-third. As the rebels fell back in -disorder through the fields, it was only by the greatest exertions that -Col. Taylor could restrain his men from following. A few squads did rush -forward and secured several prisoners. - -But unmindful of the havoc made in their ranks, the enemy again pressed -on, determined to crush the Brigade. At the same time they attacked -other points in the extended arc, and Gen. Neill, seeing that there was -imminent danger of his position being turned, fell back, not, however, -before having incurred a loss of one thousand men. Gen. Sedgwick now gave -instructions for the entire lines to recede, in accordance with the plan -which he had previously decided upon, viz: to slowly fall back fighting -to the river, until darkness should come on. As the lines drew back, -the enemy steadily pursued, a vigorous fire of musketry and artillery -being kept up on both sides. Our batteries literally mowed the pursuers -down, as they repeatedly charged upon them in solid columns. The gunners -reserved their fire until the charging forces came within a few rods, and -then poured the grape and cannister into them at a fearful rate. Having -broken the columns, they would fall back to new positions, and again -resist their approach. - -In this manner the retreat was conducted most successfully, though not -without great loss. The Thirty-third, which suffered severely at the -outset, likewise lost many men in falling back, including Lieuts. Porter -and Rossiter. While scaling a fence at one time, which through some -culpable negligence had been left standing, several were killed and -wounded. Gen. Neill being stunned by the falling of his wounded horse, -Col. Taylor temporarily took command of the Brigade. - -To assume command of a Brigade in the confusion of a retreat, when the -enemy was pressing on all sides, was a most hazardous undertaking. Col. -Taylor, however, did not shrink from the responsibility, and with the -assistance of the Major of the Seventh Maine, who stepped forward when he -called for volunteer Aids, soon arranged the Regiments in proper line. - -[Illustration: SALEM HEIGHTS. - -Charge of the Thirty-third.] - -Darkness closed upon the combatants and prevented further pursuit by the -enemy, though skirmishing continued for hours afterwards. Never had men -watched more eagerly for the going down of the sun, and now that night -had spread her sable mantle over the scene, great was the sense of relief -experienced. - -But the joy at their deliverance is suddenly dispelled by a report that -the bridges thrown over the river at Banks’ Ford have been destroyed, and -thus the way of retreat cut off. During the afternoon the enemy between -us and Hooker had succeeded in planting several guns near the ford, and -kept pounding away at the bridges for hours. One of them was seriously -injured, but before they could complete its destruction, batteries were -got into position on the opposite side of the river, and drove them away. -Happily, then, this rumor was without foundation. - -The scenes of that night vividly recalled the memories of the seven -days’ retreat on the Peninsula. Though no panic prevailed, there was the -utmost confusion. Owing to the darkness and the large number of wounded, -and immense amount of war _materiel_ which had to be conveyed over, many -of the wounded were left where they fell during the battle, it being -impossible to bring them away. This was the case with most of those -belonging to the Thirty-third. Lieut. Rossiter died in the hands of the -enemy. By morning the entire Corps was safely over, and encamped along -the flats on the opposite side. The Thirty-third crossed the bridge -about 8 o’clock, A. M. - -The next morning the rebels commenced shelling the troops from the -west bank, which caused them to draw back immediately from the river. -Brooks’ and Newton’s Divisions moved a few miles to the northward, Howe’s -remaining in the vicinity. During the following night the main army -re-crossed above, under cover of a fierce storm. Wednesday and Thursday -were spent in getting back to Falmouth. Howe’s Division returned to -White-Oak Church during Friday, now for the third time. - -The Thirty-third encamped in a field about three-quarters of a mile from -its former position. It was a sad sight, those thin and decimated ranks; -of five hundred and fifty brave men, who two weeks before marched out to -meet the enemy, less than three hundred now returned. - - - - -CHAPTER XXXIII. - - Gen. Stoneman’s Expedition Successful.—Reasons for the Campaign - proving a Failure.—Death of Jackson.—His Character.—Gen. - Neill’s Report. - - -Gen. Stoneman fully accomplished the object of his expedition by -destroying the railroad bridge, but owing to the defeat of the army, no -material advantage resulted from his labors. - -So terminated the second bloody campaign of the Rappahannock. The reader -who has followed us through the various operations, will readily fix -upon two main circumstances, as contributing to our defeat—the breaking -of the Eleventh Corps at Chancellorsville, and the failure to take -possession of the upper range of hills at the left of Fredericksburg. -Gen. Hooker had succeeded admirably in getting the main portion of -the army in the rear of the enemy. He had chosen a good position, and -skilfully posted his troops. All was going well until the giving away -of the Eleventh Corps let Jackson, with forty thousand men, upon his -right flank. He was thenceforward compelled to act upon the defensive. -Sedgwick was now brought forward upon the board, and assigned the duty -of restoring, at least, equilibrium to the contest, by a bold, fearless -move. If unsuccessful, the entire army must rapidly retreat across -the Rappahannock. If successful, the fortunes of the campaign would -be retrieved, and Lee ground to atoms between the upper and nether -millstone, or forced to “ingloriously fly” towards Richmond. The Heights -were victoriously stormed, and all was well with Sedgwick. But now comes -the terrible blunder which decides the contest, the neglect to occupy the -upper ridge. - -If, says Victor Hugo, Bulow, Blucher’s Lieutenant, had debouched from -the forest above Freschemont, instead of pursuing the route he did, the -form of the nineteenth century would have been different. If Sedgwick had -debouched from the Heights above Fredericksburg to the ridge at the left, -instead of pushing on towards Chancellorsville, the enemy would have been -hemmed in, and the bloody battle of Gettysburg never have been fought; -or if a single battery of heavy guns had been left to command the road -leading down from the ridge and the ravine through which the flanking -force had to pass, in order to reach Marye’s Heights, the tables would -not have been turned, and Sedgwick instead of Lee compelled to fight one -way and face another. - -Our losses during the seven days’ campaign were not far from sixteen -thousand, or four thousand more than those incurred in the December -struggle. Of this number, more than five thousand came from the Sixth -Army Corps. - -The casualties of the enemy amounted to not far from twelve thousand. In -the death of Jackson they suffered an irreparable loss. Better, said one -of the Richmond papers soon afterwards, that a whole Army Corps should -have gone down than the brave Stonewall. The true circumstances of his -death have never been published. On Saturday evening he proceeded out on -the turnpike leading from Chancellorsville, to examine his lines. Instead -of riding alone, as was frequently his habit on such occasions, he was -accompanied by most of his staff and several orderlies. A squad of the -First North Carolina Regiment had, in the meantime, been posted across -the road by a Division General, to intercept a body of our cavalry, -which he learned was on a reconnoissance. Mistaking Jackson and his aids -in the dark for the Union troopers, they all fired as he drew near, -killing the aids, wounding two orderlies and sending one bullet through -Jackson’s right hand, and another through his left arm. He died six days -afterwards, from the effects of these wounds. - -The various statements which have appeared from time to time concerning -his piety have not been exaggerated. He was a decidedly spiritual rebel. -While located at Harper’s Ferry and Winchester, during the earlier -months of the war, he led the Union Prayer Meetings, and those of the -Presbyterian Church, of which he was a Deacon. - -There is not wanting evidence to prove that he held, at the outset, -serious doubts as to the justice of the insurrection or rebellion. Some -of the readers may recall the following incident, given to the public -last August. It was related to us by a clergyman, who received it from -the lips of the divine referred to. - -Dr. J——, a prominent Presbyterian divine of New York, who was closely -related to Stonewall, being in Central Virginia just prior to his rapid -march on Banks, spent the night with him and attempted to convince him -of his error in regard to the States-rights doctrine. At the General’s -request they devoted some two hours to prayer, Jackson praying long and -earnestly. When they rose from their knees his eyes were suffused with -tears, and in a repentant voice he remarked: “Whatever Virginia decides -to do, I will do. If to return to the Union, I will fight for the Union.” -Not a week elapsed before Dr. J—— heard of his relative thundering up -through the Shenandoah in hot pursuit of Banks. The States-rights heresy -has compassed the ruin of many gifted and brave men. - -The following is General Neill’s report of the part borne by his Brigade -in the campaign. - - HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, NEAR - FREDERICKSBURG, VA., May 7th, 1863. - - I have the honor to report, for the information of the General - Commanding the Division, that on the night of May 2nd, 1863, in - obedience to orders, I led my Brigade across the pontoon bridge - at Mansfield on the Rappahannock, about three-fourths of a mile - below Fredericksburg, posting two Regiments, the Thirty-third - and Forty-ninth New York, as pickets, in front of the enemy. At - 12 o’clock, midnight, my Brigade was ordered to march along the - “Bowling Green” road towards Fredericksburg. Whilst waiting to - get the road, the enemy attacked the left of my picket line, - held by the Forty-ninth New York. The Forty-ninth repulsed - them, and held their ground. - - On the morning of the third, Sunday, at about 10 o’clock, - I was ordered to form three Regiments as the advance of a - column of assault against the Heights on Marye’s Hill, back of - Fredericksburg. I led the Thirty-third New York, Twenty-first - New Jersey, and Seventh Maine Volunteers, preceded by the - Seventy-seventh New York, who were acting as skirmishers, under - a heavy fire of shot and shell. Before reaching the batteries - on the hill against which we were directed, I found they had - already been taken by our troops on our right, and I directed - the attack against the batteries on the hills to our left, - along the Richmond road. We took in succession four distinct - detached earthworks of strong profile. We captured three pieces - of artillery—two long brass guns and one short howitzer—and - one stand of colors, belonging to the Eighteenth Mississippi - Regiment, after which we marched to assist in repelling an - attack of the enemy along the Chancellorsville road. - - On the morning of the fourth of May, the enemy attempted - to turn our rear, when I led four Regiments of my Brigade - back towards Fredericksburg, and checked them. I must not - omit to mention, on the morning of the fourth a Brigade of - rebels advanced to take an earthwork near the Plank Road, - which was then occupied by our troops; when two companies - of the Forty-ninth New York, and one company of the Seventh - Maine, supported by the Forty-ninth New York, in conjunction - with two pieces of Lieutenant Martin’s battery, entirely - routed the whole Brigade and the three companies of infantry - aforementioned, captured 200 prisoners, and the colors of a - rebel regiment, the Fifty-eighth Virginia. - - On the evening of the fourth of May, about 5 o’clock, the - whole of Longstreet’s Corps came up the Richmond Road, as - reinforcements, attacking my right and front, massing large - numbers of his infantry in the ravines which were held by their - troops. After losing about one thousand men, I was obliged to - retire, my Regiments being unable to cope with the overpowering - numbers of the enemy, and fearful, lest in the position I - then held, they would be captured by the enemy piercing our - lines in rear, between us and “Banks’ Ford.” In the assault, - the Twentieth New York Volunteers broke and went to the rear. - I could not rally them. The other Regiments stood their - ground nobly, under a murderous fire, and by their stubborn - resistance at that time, I believe the Sixth Corps was enabled - to eventually re-cross the Rappahannock at Banks’ Ford, in the - night. - - Colonel Van Houten, Twenty-first New Jersey Volunteers, was - wounded on the field of the battle, and I regret to say, died - a prisoner in the hands of the enemy, from wounds received in - battle. - - I cannot close my report without making free and sincere - acknowledgments to the brave officers and men of the various - Regiments of my command, who encountered the enemy at these - two different battles; and would especially mention the great - assistance rendered by the gallant efforts of my Assistant - Adjutant General, Captain Wm. H. Long, of the Assistant - Inspector General, Lieutenant Pryce W. Bailey, Thirty-third New - York Volunteers; and of Lieutenants Wm. H. Alberts and Horace - Binney, my Aids-de-Camp. The horses of both my Aids, and my - own, were shot. - - With great respect, - - THOMAS H. NEILL, - _Brigadier General._ - - - - -CHAPTER XXXIV. - - Departure for Home.—Orations at Geneva and Canandaigua. - - -Tuesday, May 12th, Colonel Taylor brought the welcome intelligence to -the Regiment, that they were to go home on the coming Friday. The order -for their departure was accompanied by the following addresses from the -Corps, Division, and Brigade Generals. - - HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, May 13, 1863. - - _Special Order No. 120._ - - 5. The term of service of the Thirty-third New York Volunteers - having expired, they will proceed at once to Elmira, New York, - the place of enrolment, where they will be mustered out of the - service. Upon their arrival there, their arms, equipments and - public property will be turned in to the proper officers. The - Quartermaster’s Department will furnish transportation from - Falmouth. - - The General commanding the Corps congratulates the officers - and men of the Thirty-third New York Volunteers upon their - honorable return to civil life. They have enjoyed the respect - and confidence of their companions and commanders; they have - illustrated their term of service by gallant deeds, and have - won for themselves a reputation not surpassed in the Army - of the Potomac, and have nobly earned the gratitude of the - Republic. - - By Command of - - MAJOR GENERAL SEDGWICK. - - (Signed,) M. T. MCMAHON, - _Assistant Adjutant General_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, SIXTH CORPS, May 14th, 1863. - - _General Orders No. 26._ - - By the rules of enlistment, the term of service of the - Thirty-third Regiment New York Volunteers expires to-day, and - they are entitled to an honorable discharge from the service - of the United States. Yet the General Commanding the Division - cannot let this Regiment depart without expressing his regret - at their leaving, and hopes that they will speedily re-organize - and join this command, to serve their country once more and to - the end of this war, with the same spirit as they have served - for the last two years. To say that this Regiment, in camp, on - the march, and in all the many hard battles in which they were - engaged, have done their duty and behaved gallantly, is but a - weak expression of the acknowledgment of their good services. - They have earned for themselves the approbation and confidence - of their Commanders, and fully deserve the gratitude of their - country. By order of - - BRIGADIER-GENERAL HOWE. - - CHARLES MUNDEE, - _Major and A. A. G._ - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION, - SIXTH ARMY CORPS, May 14th, 1863. - - The Brigadier General Commanding the Third Brigade, cannot part - with the Thirty-third New York Volunteers, without expressing - to the officers and men of that gallant Regiment, who have - fought under his eye and command with so much honor and - distinction, his regret at our separation, his well wishes for - your future. - - No words can express what you all must feel—the sense of - having fought nobly for our country, and suffered bravely for - the cause. The memory of those who have fallen is tenderly - cherished, and your Brigade Commander bids you “God Speed” in - anything you may undertake in the future. - - Sincerely, - - BRIG. GEN. THOMAS H. NEILL, - _Commanding Third Brigade_. - -On the evening before departure, Colonel Taylor assembled the recruits, -numbering one hundred and sixty-three, who having enlisted for three -years, were to be left, and addressed them a few words of parting; -expressing his regret that they were not to accompany the Regiment -home; urging them to conduct themselves in the future, gallantly, as -they had done in the past; and informing them that their officers and -comrades, though absent in body, would be present with them in spirit. -Lieutenant-Colonel Corning followed with a brief address. They were -formed into one Company, and attached, under Captain Gifford, to the -Forty-ninth New York. - -Early Friday morning, the Regiment proceeded to Brooks’ Station. Just -before leaving the camp, the Seventh Maine, which had been intimately -associated with the Thirty-third during its entire campaign, appeared in -a body, and presented their adieus. - -Leaving Brook’s Station at 9 o’clock, they reached Acquia Landing, and -embarking on board a small steamer, an hour later, arrived at Washington -about 4 o’clock P. M. The men were quartered in barracks until the -following day, when they left at noon on a special train for Elmira, -reaching that city at 4 o’clock on Sunday afternoon. - -The Regiment remained here until the following Saturday, when it departed -for Geneva, to receive a magnificent welcome, tendered by the citizens of -that village. As the little steamer conveying the men hove in sight, they -were greeted with the thunder of artillery, mingled with the chimes of -the various church bells, and, on disembarking at the wharf, were met by -the village authorities, and a large deputation of citizens. After a few -moments spent in congratulation, the Regiment formed in procession, and -marched through the principal streets to the park, where the following -address was listened to from Hon. CHARLES J. FOLGER: - - _Colonel Taylor, and Officers and Men of the Thirty-third - Regiment_: - - There has fallen to me the pleasant duty of tendering to you a - welcome home again. In behalf of the community from which you - went forth, I offer you a hearty and an overflowing welcome - back from your service as soldiers. - - But it does not seem to us that you are the same men from whom - we parted. It is now two years since we saw you, some of you, - leave this shore, young volunteers, familiar only with the ways - of happy homes and a peaceful community, and now you return to - us bronzed and scarred veterans, conversant with all the rude - alarms of war, having looked death steadily in the face in many - a well-contested field of strife, and having won for yourselves - an ample soldierly reputation. - - Two years ago, I said! It seems, as we look back, but a little - space, yet how full that time has been crowded with stirring - incidents and exciting events. And to none more than to you - have come those events and those incidents. Of what we have - only read or heard with but a dull ear, of that you have been - a great part, and have looked upon with courageous eyes. We - can scarcely name a battle in the long catalogue which tells of - the acts and achievements of the Army of the Potomac, in which - the Thirty-third Regiment has not borne a part, and borne it - valiantly and well. - - Raised, as you for the most part were, in that district of - country which once fell within the limits of old Ontario - County, you went forth with the name of the Ontario Regiment, - and that fact has always endeared you to us in this immediate - region. You were christened after our County. It is a proud old - name, for Ontario is the mother of Counties not only, but the - Mother of MEN as well. And we felt proud of you, for we were, - and are, proud of the name: and we were jealous of it, too; - jealous that it should take no tarnish in your hands. But as - report after report came back to us of your good behavior; of - your courage and steadiness; of your fiery valor; our jealousy - was gone, lost, merged in a sense of swelling pride, that the - noble old name of Ontario had been so well bestowed, and that - not only it took no stain, but that it received an additional - and higher lustre and great glory from the soldiers of the - Thirty-third. - - And you may be sure that when the news came of battles - fought, and the papers told us of our troops in action, there - was a speedy search here for the name and exploits of the - Thirty-third, and an eager community was interested in its - sufferings and in its achievements, and never, never pained by - its defaults, or by its individual disasters. - - And so as time went on, though you may not have noticed it, the - Regiment which went out as the Ontario Regiment, came to be - called the Thirty-third, or Ontario Regiment. And then, and not - long after, naught else but the Thirty-third, and that was a - sufficient and an individual designation, for you had made the - “_two threes_” famous throughout the army and the country; and - you needed no appellation of distinction, save your own name, - the gallant Thirty-third—“_Taylor’s Fighting D——s_.” And all - this has been due to, and resultant from, the good qualities - and spirit of the men, encouraged and trained, and brought up - by the labors and example of the officers. - - We owe you many thanks; we offer them to you, now that you - have so well, so eminently, glorified this community, whose - geographical name you have borne. - - I just said that we traced the papers after a battle, and - looked for mention of the Thirty-third and its deeds; and - then the days after, when came the long and sorrowful list - of casualties, with what tremor and apprehension we looked - again for the beloved number, 33. For well we knew, that where - all were so brave in battle, some must have met Death and - yielded to his power. And we cannot now look upon your thinned - ranks and diminished numbers without missing from them some - well-remembered faces, very dear to many among us. Nor without - feeling that a great and awful sacrifice had been made for - a great and righteous cause. And more especially was this - the case, when the report came of the last conflict upon the - Rappahannock, so glorious and yet so fatal to your Regiment. - When here at home all was buoyant expectation of your soon - return, even then announced, it was sad and sorrowful indeed, - to read and know that there was no return for, alas! too many. - - Yet it is a consolation that the sacrifice so costly has been - made for a cause, precious above price, for the defence of - constitutional and legitimate Government, against the assaults - of a hateful and hated rebellion in arms. And there is the - further consolation, that no one who has been taken from your - ranks has died the death of a traitor or of a deserter, or - as a coward running from the fate which overtook him; but - that loyally, manfully, gallantly, all have stood with their - comrades, and have met their destiny as a true soldier loves to - meet it, with his face toward the foe. - - And you have brought back with you your colors, the last thing - which a brave Regiment surrenders. These colors have never been - surrendered, have never been repulsed, have never been driven - back, have never retreated save at the order of the General - Commanding, and when a whole army or the whole force fell back - with them. The Thirty-third has never, as a Regiment, fallen - back upon compulsion, but has often stopped the current of the - enemy’s advance, and has turned the tide of many an unpromising - conflict, and saved from the chronicle the record of a loyal - defeat. Torn by shot and shell, dim with the stain of the - elements, spotted with the blood of its brave defenders, and - faded from the bright hues which were first unfurled to the - sunlight, these colors yet bear upon them one word, which is a - sunbeam of itself— - - “WILLIAMSBURG,” - - inscribed there for gallant conduct and persistent, obdurate - bravery in that field, by an order delivered to you from the - mouth of your Commander-in-Chief, George B. McClellan. - - That one word written there is a lustre and a glory which - no warp and woof of the artificer, though shot with silk of - richest dye, and with thread of purest gold, can equal or - imitate. - - It is worn and tattered. But the perils it has shared with - you, the hardships you have borne under it, make it beautiful - and sacred to us, men of inaction, who now look upon it, the - mute yet eloquent witnesses of all your noble deeds. It will - soon take its place in the treasured archives of this noble - State, among its kindred flags, second to none, equal to any in - interest. - - But I weary your patience with a theme which grows upon my - mind, and I must come to a close. - - I hope we all, whose spokesman I now am, hope and pray that, - escaped from the hardships of your service, you may live long - to enjoy the blessings of a Government and a Union, as we - trust, saved and restored, in no small part, by your devotion. - And it will add no canker to your enjoyment to reflect, - that you turned your back upon home and its comforts and - endearments, and perilled all for the preservation of this - Nationality, and all there is so priceless, bound up in its - perpetuity. - - And let me say, in conclusion, that I know in this generation - of American men, no one who has a right to bear himself with a - prouder, loftier self-respect, than he who two years ago, when - the country of his birth, or of his adoption, was in the dark - hour of its extremest danger, and seemed ready for extinction, - stepped forth from the mass of community as a volunteer soldier - for its defence; and who, through two years of varying fortune, - has kept right on in the path of duty, and ready at every - call; has braved danger, has endured hardships, has met deadly - peril face to face, and never flinched; and who, now his term - of service is over, returns to the society he has protected, - to pursue the ordinary avocations of life, the pursuit of - which would have been ended and lost in political chaos but - for his sacrifices and his daring. I am not able to express - the emotions which swell my soul when I look upon the men who - have done all this. Let him who can survey them unmoved, go - ally himself to the iceberg, or confess himself the spawn of - that Devil, who, all self and selfish emotion, is the only - legitimate progenitor of such a cold and heartless wretch. - - Again and again, Colonel and Officers and Men of our own - gallant Thirty-third, I return you the public thanks, and give - you the public hearty welcome home. - -Col. Taylor responded as follows: - - FRIENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS:—It gives me unbounded pleasure to - meet with you again in Geneva, and I feel grateful to you for - the warm hospitality and kind reception you have given to my - Regiment. Words can but poorly express the gratitude of our - soldier hearts for this unexpected welcome from your hands; and - rest assured we shall long cherish the remembrance of this hour - as among the happiest of our lives. - - Friends, I did not come here to address you at length, and you - doubtless are all aware that I am not a man of many words, - but rather a man of actions, and quite unaccustomed to public - speaking. Therefore, you will pardon my brevity, while I assure - you that we feel more than we speak. When we left you two years - ago, we resolved to do our duty in the field, and can freely - say that there’s not a man in the Thirty-third Regiment but has - done his _whole_ duty on all occasions. What our career has - been during this eventful period you need not be told. You are - familiar with every engagement, and if our conduct on these - occasions but merits your approval, we are content. - - Again I thank you all kindly in behalf of my Regiment, for the - welcome you have extended to us, and should unlooked-for events - transpire that would demand their services, my Regiment would - be among the first to respond to the call, and I believe every - man would be found again in the ranks. - -Three cheers were now given for the citizens of Geneva, and three more -for the Union, after which the soldiers repaired to Camp Swift, to -partake of a bounteous repast prepared by the ladies of the village. -The tables groaned under the profusion of choice delicacies, which were -dispensed by fair hands to the war-worn veterans. - -The remainder of the day was spent in visiting with friends and -recounting incidents connected with the two year’s campaign. During -the morning, a number of the Regiment, who had been taken prisoners at -Salem Heights, arrived from Annapolis, and participated in the generous -hospitalities. Twenty-five of the wounded, who returned with the command, -were likewise most of them present. - - - - -CHAPTER XXXV. - - Splendid Ovation at Canandaigua.—Speeches and Address by E. G. - Lapham, J. P. Faurot, and the Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and - Chaplain of the Regiment.—Return of the Regimental Banner to - the Ladies of Canandaigua.—Parting Exercises.—The Thirty-third - passes into History. - - -On the following Monday, May 25th, the Regiment proceeded to Canandaigua, -where a splendid ovation was received at the hands of the citizens. The -most extensive preparations had been made and the people flocked in by -hundreds from the surrounding country to welcome home their own “Ontario -Regiment.” The train, consisting of ten coaches, reached the depot at -nine o’clock, where an immense crowd of people were assembled to catch a -first glimpse of the heroes of Williamsburg and Marye’s Heights. After a -brief delay, a procession was formed, under the direction of the Marshal -of the day, in the following order: - -Marshal—WILLIAM HILDRETH. - -BAND. - -COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENT. - -SPEAKERS. - -Assistant Marshal—M. D. MUNGER. - -COLONEL TAYLOR AND STAFF. - -REGIMENT. - -Assistant Marshal—DARWIN CHENEY. - -BAND. - -FIREMEN. - -CITIZENS. - -Having formed, the procession marched to the Court House Square, where E. -G. Lapham, Esq., addressed the Regiment as follows. - - _Officers and Soldiers_:—You have come back, after two years - of arduous service in the cause of your country, to receive, - as is your due, the gratitude of the State and the homage of - the People. The high honor has been assigned me, humble and - unfitted as I am for the duty, in the name and behalf of the - people of this County and locality to bid you a hearty and - generous welcome. You have come among us at a period when our - hearts are inspired to make your reception the more cordial - by the news of the brilliant achievements of our arms in the - south-west. You return with thinned ranks, and diminished - numbers, the glorious remnant of a noble band, whose bravery - and skill have been displayed on almost every battle-field, - from the scene where the great contest for our independence was - closed, to the last deadly conflict around Fredericksburg and - Chancellorsville. Each one of you has brought home his tale of - thrilling incident or noble daring, which will be repeated from - hearthstone to hearthstone, and from generation to generation, - as long as the name of America shall be known among men. - - You have brought back in triumph that banner (pointing to the - regimental banner presented by the ladies of Canandaigua), - soiled and tattered by the casualties of the war, and it, too, - is a witness of your devotion and fidelity to the honored flag - of your country. That banner was an object of interest to us - when it was confidingly placed in your keeping by the donors. - It was an object of interest to you when you received it on - your parade ground at Elmira. It was an object of still deeper - interest to you when its tattered fragments were borne aloft - by brave hands, and dimly seen through the cloud and smoke of - battle. It is to become an object of still deeper interest to - us when you shall soon return it to the fair hands from whom - you received it, in fulfilment of your honored pledge to return - it unstained by cowardice or shame, “though stained with blood - in a righteous cause.” Soldiers, that flag, like all things - earthly, will perish, - - “Its silken folds may feed the moth,” - - but the precious lives which have been gloriously lain down - in its defence are treasures laid up where “neither moth nor - rust corrupt,” and their names will go into the history of this - Republic as among its most priceless treasures. We trust, that - after a brief respite from the toils and privations of the - battle-field, and the enjoyment of the rest and renewed vigor - you will derive from the abundant delights and comforts of home - and fireside, most, if not all of you, will again be found, if - need be, rallying to the support of the flag you have so long - and so nobly defended. - - To you sir (addressing Colonel Taylor), and your Aids, the - cherished leaders of this glorious band of men, no words - are adequate to express the deep gratitude we feel for your - fidelity to your trust. - - Officers and Soldiers, it only remains for me, in conclusion, - without detaining you longer, again to say, that in the name - and by the authority of the people I represent, we bid you - welcome—thrice welcome—among us. - -After a brief reply from Colonel Taylor, the procession re-formed, -and marched through various streets of the village, which were gaily -festooned and decorated with flags. In front of the Webster House a -wreath of evergreen spanned the entire street, and the Stars and Stripes -were unfurled over the building. Crossing the railroad, a little distance -above, was a massive arch, consisting of two semicircles of evergreen, -studded with bouquets and bright flowers, and containing in the centre -the word “Welcome.” A second arch was erected near the Episcopal Church, -composed of green twigs bespangled with roses, and extending across the -street. On one side appeared the words, “Welcome to the Brave,” wrought -with red and white flowers. On the opposite, “Tears for the Fallen,” -enshrouded with crape. Over the entrance to the Seminary Grounds appeared -the mottoes, “Our Country,” and “Its defenders,” gracefully set out -with laurel and roses. Suspended over the gateway of the Academy was -a “Welcome,” of red, white, and blue. On entering Gibson street, the -procession passed under a third beautiful arch of evergreens and flowers, -bearing the significant word “Williamsburg.” Arrived at the Fair Grounds, -east of the village, the gates were thrown wide open, and the spacious -enclosure soon filled with thousands of spectators. After listening to -numerous stirring airs from the Hopewell, Canandaigua, and Regimental -brass bands, the Regiment performed the various evolutions of the manual, -exhibited the manner of pitching tents, made a “charge,” and went -through with numerous other military exercises, which elicited rounds of -applause from the lookers on. These ended, J. P. Faurot, Esq., ascended -the platform, which had been erected for the occasion, and delivered the -following address: - - SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS OF THE THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT OF - VOLUNTEERS, AND OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC:—The thousands - within the sound of my voice have this day assembled to - extend to you, for your courage, your patriotism, your noble - sacrifices, the plaudits and homage of a grateful people, and a - warm and hearty welcome to your homes, and the joys of domestic - life. A little more than two years ago, this nation was basking - in the meridian splendor of national glory, happiness and - prosperity, with a territory extending from ocean to ocean; - a flag that floated in triumph over every part of our vast - domain; a Constitution and Government dispensing its blessings - and its benefits over all; a great, a glorious and happy nation - of thirty-three millions of people. Suddenly the tocsin of war - was sounded by several of the States, which, for three-quarters - of a century, had enjoyed the blessings, the privileges and - prosperity incident to the Government handed down to us by our - patriot fathers. The freemen of the north saw the threatened - danger to our institutions, to our country and our homes. - You, Soldiers and Patriots, at this crisis in our country’s - history, worthy sons of patriot sires, left your farms, your - work-shops, your counters and your homes, and organized the - Regiment comprising the immortal Thirty-third Volunteers of - the Empire State, and went forth to meet the foe that would - strike down the liberties of millions of happy freemen, and - who would destroy the wisest and best government ever devised - by the wisdom of man. Unacquainted with the arts of war, with - patriot hearts you rushed to the rescue of your country from - impending ruin and desolation; and first in deadly conflict - at Lewinsville, you proved that your valor, your patriotism - and your skill, were equal to the trying emergencies through - which you were called to pass. At Yorktown, the place of - final victory to our arms under the immortal Washington, you - seemed to be inspired by his spirit and nobly, bravely, proved - yourselves soldiers worthy the high and holy cause you were - defending. - - At Williamsburg—that desperate conflict—you exhibited a daring, - a high and ennobling courage, unsurpassed in ancient or modern - times; a daring that knew no fear; a resolution as immovable, - as determined, as that of the most daring patriots and veterans - of Revolutionary fame. For your noble conduct, for your deeds - of valor _there_, the name of WILLIAMSBURG was inscribed - upon your banner, by order of your great chieftain, GEO. B. - MCCLELLAN. - - You, officers and soldiers of the gallant Thirty-third, in - every battle have covered yourselves all over with glory. After - the inscription upon your banner, you no less distinguished - yourselves for bravery and deeds of noble daring, at the - battles of Mechanicsville, White-Oak Swamp, Malvern Hills, the - second battle of Bull Run, Antietam and South Mountain, and - the battles at Fredericksburg, under the gallant Burnside and - Hooker, the last of which was only three weeks ago this day. - It was then but a few days before your two years of enlistment - expired, that many of your brave companions offered up their - lives as sacrifices upon their country’s altar. - - It was _then_ that an officer advancing with his men, in the - midst of a deadly fire, silenced one of the largest and most - deadly guns of the enemy—a deed that has seldom, if ever, been - exceeded for noble daring and self-sacrificing patriotism in - the annals of any age or of any country. You left your homes - from the rendezvous at Elmira two years ago, with about nine - hundred men; you return to us with three hundred and fifty, all - told; your colors and your flags rent and torn by shell and - shot of the enemy in bloody strife, tell a truer tale of _your_ - sacrifices, _your_ achievements and _your_ patriotism, than - any language can portray. Yes, you have by that flag and your - deeds of valor, erected a prouder monument, a more enduring - fame, than would be perpetuated by the loftiest mausoleum that - the genius of man could erect. While we sympathize and do honor - to you who appear with us to-day, we must not forget your - companions—the patriot dead—who fell fighting for civil and - religious liberty; for the great principles of constitutional - government. They have offered up their lives on the altar of - their country, and their and your names will fill the brightest - page in history for all coming time; yes, this day we must - think of the sacrifices of fathers and mothers; of the desolate - homes; of the tears and the sighs of the widowed, and the - sufferings and sorrows of the bereaved. You have nobly met the - necessities of your bleeding country, and obeyed her every - call, until the last hour of your enlistment expired, and may - we, your countrymen, catch the spirit of your patriotism and - fill up the ranks in our country’s defence. We shall triumph; - our country again shall hold her high position among the - nations of the earth. The principle, that man is capable of - self-government, shall here be maintained. Your example has - shown us that no sacrifice is too great; that the Stars and - Stripes of our native land again shall float in triumph over - every foot of American soil, and the Bird of Liberty shall - again expand her pinions, and with one wing touch the sunrise, - and the other the sunset, and cast her shadow over the whole - world. It may be truly said— - - “Your country’s glory, ’tis your chief concern: - For this you struggle, and for this you burn; - For this you smile, for this alone you sigh; - For this you live, for this would freely die.” - -Lieut.-Col. Corning responded to the address by thanking the speaker for -his complimentary allusion to the men of the Thirty-third. They were -worthy of it all. “If you could have seen them,” he continued, “on the -battle-field, a spontaneous feeling of gratitude would have burst from -your hearts. Yes, they are worthy of all the honor you can bestow upon -them. We thought at one time that your loyalty was growing cold, and that -the ‘God bless you,’ tendered to us at parting, had been forgotten. But, -thank God, I am pleased to find it different, by the splendid manner in -which you have welcomed us home to-day. These men are entitled to all the -honor you can bestow on them; and the sick, those who had to come home -on account of impaired health, are equally entitled to your honor and -your regard, with those who have passed safely through the perils of a -battle-field.” - -After the singing of the “Red, White and Blue,” by a choir of young -ladies and gentlemen, Colonel Taylor stepped forward and returned to the -ladies of Canandaigua the beautiful flag which they had presented to -the Regiment two years before. As he did so he remarked, that - - “it had been given to them with the pledge that it should never - be sullied by cowardice, or a dishonorable act, and it had - never been; and it never trailed in the dust, except on one - occasion, when the color-bearer sank from sheer exhaustion - on the field. It was a beautiful flag when presented to the - Regiment, but it is now torn and soiled, but to him and the - Regiment it was all the dearer. He had no doubt it would be - dearer to those who gave it, as a relic of the bravery and - patriotism of the gallant men of the Thirty-third. It was - very heavy to be carried on the field, but it had always been - carried with them. On one occasion six out of eight of the - color-bearers had been shot down, and another man was called - for to support it, when Sergeant Vandecar immediately sprang - forward with a gun and bravely and heroically bore the flag - aloft. - - The Regiment, when he assumed the command, numbered about eight - hundred men, and now there were not four hundred of them left. - If they had come home some two weeks ago, there would have been - about six hundred of them; but two hundred fell killed and - wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg. It now only remained - for him to hand the flag back, remarking, in conclusion, that - had it been necessary, for want of others, he would himself - have stepped forward and defended the flag with his life. - -On receiving back the now torn and tattered banner, the ladies presented -the following address, read by A. H. Howell, Esq.: - - COL. TAYLOR:—When two years ago you honored the ladies of - Canandaigua in accepting for the Thirty-third Regiment - this Banner, the work of their hands and the gift of their - affection, the Regiment, through you, pledged themselves with - their lives, to protect it from dishonor and cherish it as the - emblem of Love and Loyalty. The Recording Angel registered that - vow in figures of Life, and nobly has the pledge been redeemed - in the blood of Malvern Hill, Fair Oaks, Williamsburg, Lee’s - Mills, Antietam and Fredericksburg. - - This bullet-riven, blood-stained Banner is dearer to us, now - that we know it has inspired acts of courage and patriotic - ardor, and that it has been as the presence of mother, sister, - wife, home, to the dying soldier, than it was when we parted - with it in its freshness and new life, impatient for the pomp - and circumstance of war. - - We were proud of it as a beautiful offering. We receive it now - with its honorable scars—as a weary soldier seeking rest and - shelter. We will guard it carefully and protect it tenderly. - - Many a home in our midst is desolate—many waiting, watching - hearts are bereaved; but every true woman will thank God it was - not made so by the death of a coward or renegade, and that her - dead are “Freedom’s now, and Fame’s.” - - Soldiers! on the field of battle you proved yourselves all that - was noble, brave and manly—worthy sons of old Ontario. - - The women of Ontario will expect you to do battle in their - service, by respecting as citizens those laws and domestic - institutions for which you have perilled your lives; and - to your latest posterity your children and your children’s - children can have no prouder heritage—can make no prouder - boast, than that you were members of the gallant Thirty-third. - -The choir now sang the “Star Spangled Banner,” after which Chaplain Lung -delivered the following parting address to the Regiment: - - GENTLEMEN AND FELLOW SOLDIERS:—You have reached the evening of - a two year’s military life. The cause in which you have been - engaged is one in which you may well be proud. It gives me - pleasure to know that the military glory which surrounds you - this hour, is a thing that you have nobly earned. The honors - which you now enjoy have been bought by your toil, and sweat - and blood. They have been purchased by long and weary marches, - by drill and duty in camp, and by your unflinching bravery amid - the thunder and peril of battle. - - My fellow soldiers, you are standing here to-day, with the - pleasing consideration that you have done your duty, and - can receive an honorable discharge. Sooner than have been - ingloriously dismissed; sooner than to have been branded with - the name of deserter—a stain never to be washed out, a stigma - to mark your remembrance and disgrace your children after you - are dead—sooner than this should have ever overtaken you, - you have showed by your gallant conduct that you would have - preferred to have been riddled by the enemy’s bullets and died - on the field. There were those in our own ranks who have thus - died. As a flower when bruised, mangled and crushed, will give - forth all the richness of its odor, so these bruised ones who - have gone down in the shock of battle, will leave the sweet - recollections of a patriotic spirit; and honor from a nation, - and love from mothers and sisters, sweeter than the odor of - flowers, will cluster around those names, to be handed down to - unborn millions. - - It is a pleasing consideration, that you are now about to - return to the embrace of friends and loved ones. You are to - exchange the noise of the camp for the quietude of home; the - rude tent for the neat cottage; the hard blanket for the soft - bed; and the blast of the bugle for the prattling of children. - As you go, I would bind sacred admonition around your hearts, - and pray God’s blessing to go with you. If while you have been - absent from the holy influences of home, there have been some - evil and wicked habits fastened on you, let this hour shake - them off; this hour break the fetters that bind them, and - return, leaving forever every bad habit which may have come - nigh the camp. - - You stand here to-day, having fully earned the proud title of - veteran soldiers. Four times you have crossed the Potomac, - twice the Chickahominy, four times the Rappahannock. You have - marched by land and water; by night and day. You have fought - in trenches, and in fields; supported batteries and charged - bayonets, until the honors of war, the smell of powder, - the scars of shell and ball, and the red dust of twelve - battle-fields are upon you. - - But while we enjoy the blessings of this hour, let us not - forget the many heroes whom we have left behind us. They are - quietly slumbering in the dust. All along the Potomac, on - either side; up and down the Peninsula; amid the swamps of the - Chickahominy; on the sunny banks of the James River, and on the - sandy shores of the Rappahannock—in little groves, on sandy - hillocks; in fields, and by the road-side—are seen the silent - resting places of our patriotic dead. The green pine waves - over them, chanting mournful dirges to the piping winds; the - new-grown grass clusters around them; the sweet fragrance of - the summer’s flowers is wafted over them, and the birds warble - their notes of song among them; but no mother’s voice is heard - there; no sister’s tear has ever wet the cold sod of the brave - sleeper. - - This is not a Democratic war, nor a Republican war; neither is - it a “Negro war,” nor an “Abolition war.” Let us regard all - such appellations as the result of mere party spirit rather - than of genuine loyalty. This is the Nation’s war. It is - loyalty struggling to suppress disloyalty. It is right arrayed - against wrong; Union against Disunion; order and obedience - against confusion and rebellion. In this struggle let us - worship at no political shrine. - - For a time we may be defeated, but not conquered. The States - of this glorious Union are inseparably linked together by the - eternal laws of nature. The silvery chain of lakes on the - North, the sparkling sea gulfs on the South, the broad Atlantic - on the East, and the shores of the Pacific on the West, have - firmly and legally solemnized these political nuptials, and - bound them in one grand, sacred, federal bond of everlasting - union. “What therefore God hath joined together let not man put - asunder.” - - But I must not detain you longer. I will only point you to that - tattered old flag—pierced by ball and rent with shell; faded by - sun and storm, and worn into shreds by the breezes of heaven, - which have flaunted her furls over fields of blood, marring - her stripes, and plucking from her proud constellation some of - her brilliant stars. There she hangs in all the glory of her - chivalry!—time-honored—a rich relic, sacred to the memory of - the brave. - - “Invincible banner! the flag of the free, - Oh, where treads the foot that would falter for thee, - Or the hands to be folded till freedom is won, - And the eagle looks proud, as of old, to the sun? - Give tears for the parting; a murmur of prayer, - Then forward! the fame of our standard to share; - With welcome to wounding, and combat, and scars, - And the glory of death for the Stripes and the Stars.” - -This closed the exercises of the day, and the Regiment re-forming, -proceeded to the Canandaigua House to partake of a sumptuous banquet, -prepared by the ladies of the village. - -Rarely has it been the lot of mortals to receive such an ovation as -were those tendered to the Thirty-third by the citizens of Geneva and -Canandaigua. It was well nigh a recompense for two years of toil and -danger, to become a recipient of such welcomes. Every circumstance -connected with them will be fondly cherished by the officers and men. - -The Command returned to Geneva the same evening, and was quartered at -the barracks, the officers taking rooms at the hotels. Tuesday, June -2nd, Captain Beirn, of the regular service, assembling the Regiment on -the green in front of the barracks, mustered it out of the service by -Companies, and the Thirty-third passed into history. - -[Illustration: FINIS.] - - - - -APPENDIX. - -BIOGRAPHIES OF THE THIRTY-THIRD OFFICERS. - - -The State Military Authorities at Albany are now collecting biographies -of all the commissioned officers from this State, to be printed and -preserved among the archives of the Commonwealth. It was customary at -Rome and Athens to engrave the names of their warriors on marble-tablets -erected at the street corners, that all might see who had perilled their -lives in defence of their country. - - -COLONEL ROBERT F. TAYLOR - -Was born in Erie, Pa., June 19th, 1826. He attended school until fifteen -years of age, when he became employed as an apprentice in the clothing -business. In 1843 he proceeded to Toronto, Canada, remaining there -until the spring of 1845. After spending several months in travelling, -he settled in Rochester, and during the following December associated -himself with the Rochester Union Grays. April 14th, 1847, he enlisted -in Captain Wilder’s Company, 10th Infantry, and was appointed Orderly -Sergeant. The Regiment, which was raised for the war by Colonel Robert -E. Temple, immediately proceeded to Mexico, and served in various -campaigns until August 1848. Sergeant Taylor distinguished himself on -various occasions, but especially at the battle of Meir. The Regiment was -detached from the army, and stationed at this post village, for several -weeks. Learning this fact, a considerable force of the enemy advanced -cautiously through the mountain defiles, and made a sudden night attack, -hoping to capture the entire command. On entering the village they -proceeded immediately to the barracks where the men were quartered, and -opened a hot fire on them. Not a commissioned officer was present at that -time. Sergeant Taylor immediately roused the men from their slumbers, -rallied them around him, and after a brief engagement, routed the -Mexicans and put them to flight. - -Returning to Rochester during the fall of 1848, he remained a short time, -and then settled at Stafford, Genesee County. He was engaged in the -clothing business here until the spring of 1851, when he removed to South -Byron. During the fall of the same year he proceeded to Cuba, Allegany -County, and in the following spring, returned to Rochester, where he -has continued to reside until the present time. Soon after returning, -he, with several others, organized the Rochester Light Guard. He was -immediately elected Orderly Sergeant, and promoted to Second Lieutenant, -January 26th, 1856. July 4th, 1856, he was made Division Inspector, with -the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, on General Fullerton’s Staff. Resigning -this position, he was elected First Lieutenant of the Light Guard, which -had now become Co. C., Fifty-fourth Regiment State Militia. January -25th, 1857, he was elected Major of the Regiment. August 19th, 1857, he -resigned his Majorship to accept the Captaincy of the Light Guard. On the -firing of Fort Sumter, April, 1861, he commenced raising a company for -the war, and in fourteen days tendered eighty-six men to the Governor. -His Company was immediately accepted, and mustered into the service as -Company A, Thirteenth New York Volunteers. On the 22d day of May, he was -unanimously elected Colonel of the Thirty-third New York. - -Colonel Taylor was present with his command in all the engagements of its -two years’ campaign, with the exception of Antietam, when he was absent -on recruiting service. Owing to his soldierly qualities and skill in -manœuvring troops, he was frequently placed in command of a Brigade. His -gallant conduct during the last series of battles around Fredericksburg -greatly increased the esteem and regard with which he was held among his -fellow-officers and men. - - -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J. W. CORNING - -Was born in Yarmouth, North Scotia, Nov. 4th, 1813, and when eleven -years of age removed with his parents to Rochester. The father losing -all of his property by an extensive conflagration, the son was thrown -on his own resources, and resorted to various shifts for a livelihood. -In 1829 he joined a military organization, and devoted much time to the -manual. During a part of the years 1833 and 1834, he resided in Waterloo, -where he was elected Captain of a Company of Fusileers. In the spring -of 1834 he proceeded to Clayton, Jefferson Co., and spent two years in -teaching and agricultural pursuits. He was here likewise chosen Captain -of a Militia Company. In the spring of 1837 he started on a travelling -tour, and spent several months among the Western wilds, meeting with -numerous adventures. Returning to New York in December, he settled at -Ontario, Wayne Co., where he remained ten years, engaged in agricultural -pursuits. In 1847 he removed to Palmyra, and embarked in the mercantile -business. May, 1850, he sailed for California, and after spending three -years in mining operations, returned to Palmyra. He now commenced the -study of law, was admitted to the bar in March 1855, and continued the -practice of his profession until the outbreak of the war. He was chosen -Justice of the Peace, Police Magistrate, Mayor of the village, and filled -other positions of trust. In the fall of 1860 he was elected by a heavy -majority to represent his district in the State Legislature. - -He took a prominent part in the various Legislative proceedings of the -session, and when the South rebelled, urged the enforcement of the most -stringent measures for their subjection. On the adjournment of the -Assembly he returned home, and the next day commenced raising a Company -for the war. He was promoted from Captain to Lieutenant-Colonel of the -Thirty-third, November, 1861, and was present with the Regiment in all -its encounters with the enemy, being frequently complimented by his -superior officers for “gallantry and courage.” - - -MAJOR JOHN S. PLATNER - -Was born at Clyde, Wayne County, March 23, 1837. During the month of -April, 1857, he proceeded to Geneva, and became Assistant Postmaster. -On the following June he entered the Dry Goods House of S. S. Cobb -as accountant, and in the spring of 1859 became a partner. When the -Geneva Company was organized he enlisted as a private, his name being -the second on the roll, and was unanimously elected First Lieutenant. -On the promotion of Captain Walker to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the -Regiment, Capt. Platner was unanimously chosen to succeed him. January -24, 1861, he was appointed Major of the Thirty-third, which position he -filled with much distinction until the close of the two years’ campaign, -participating in all the battles and skirmishes of the Regiment, and -having two horses killed and two wounded in action. He commanded the -Thirty-third during the engagements at Savage’s Station, White Oak Swamp, -and Malvern Hills, bringing it safely through all the toils and dangers -of the retreat from before Richmond. - - -ADJUTANT CHARLES T. SUTTON - -Was born in the city of New York, in the year 1830. He marched to -the defence of Washington, April 17th, 1861, with the famous Seventh -Regiment, of which he had long been a member, and on returning, received -his appointment in the Thirty-third. October 29th, 1863, he resigned in -consequence of ill health. - - -ADJUTANT JOHN W. CORNING - -Was born in the town of Ontario, Wayne County, September 8th, 1841. At -the age of six years he removed with his parents to Palmyra, where he -attended school and engaged in teaching until the fall of 1861. During -the month of October he was appointed Second Lieutenant of Co. B, and on -the following May, promoted to first Lieutenant. He had charge of his -Company during the months of July and August 1862, and acquitted himself -with much credit at the battle of Golden’s Farm, and during the seven -days’ retreat. Returning to Palmyra, after the army reached Harrisons’ -Landing, on recruiting service, he was prostrated with a severe fit of -sickness. Recovering, he rejoined his Regiment in November, and was -appointed Adjutant. - - -QUARTERMASTER HIRAM LLOYD SUYDAM - -Was born in Geneva, April 26th, 1822, was appointed Quartermaster on -the organization of the Regiment; resigned his position September -14th, 1861. He now resides in Geneva, being extensively engaged in the -confectionery business. - - -QUARTERMASTER HENRY N. ALEXANDER - -Was born in Rochester, April 18, 1823, where he remained until 1850, -engaged in various pursuits. He was residing in Chicago when the -Thirty-third was organized. Enlisted as a private, and was promoted to -Quartermaster, September 14th, 1861. - - -CHAPLAIN GEORGE N. CHENEY - -Was born in Richmond, Ontario Co., June 3d, 1829. He graduated at Hobart -College, Geneva, in the year 1849. In 1850 he proceeded to the Episcopal -Seminary in Fairfax County, Virginia, remaining there until June 1852, -when he was ordained Deacon in Christ’s Church, Alexandria. He then -came to Rochester, to assist Rev. H. W. Lee, D. D., then Rector of St. -Luke’s Church, and since Bishop of Iowa. December, 1852, he took charge -of St. Mark’s Church, Penn Yan, and in June, 1853, was admitted to the -priesthood by the Bishop of Western New York. October, 1854, he was -called to the charge of Trinity Church, Rochester. He remained here until -receiving the appointment of Chaplain to the Thirty-third. Accompanying -the Regiment to Washington, he resigned, December 1st, 1861, and returned -to his Church. He afterwards accepted a call from the Episcopal Church at -Branchport, where he was prostrated by disease, and died June 12th, 1863. -The men became very much attached to him during his brief sojourn with -the Regiment. - - -CHAPLAIN AUGUSTUS H. LUNG - -Was born in Rush, Susquehanna County, Pa., November 1st, 1827. After -devoting several years to study and teaching, he entered the Harford -Academy, where he remained two years and a half. At the expiration of -that time, he was admitted into the Sophomore Class of the Lewisburg -University, and graduated in 1853. In the fall of the same year he -became a student in the Theological Seminary at Rochester, and completed -his studies July, 1855. During the year 1857 he was settled Pastor -of “the First Baptist Church of Canandaigua Village,” laboring with -marked success until commissioned, January 2nd, 1862, Chaplain of the -Thirty-third. While on the Peninsula, he was attacked with a severe fit -of sickness, and lay at the point of death for several days. He, however, -recovered his health, and rejoining the Regiment, remained until its -return home, when he resumed his pastoral labors at Canandaigua. - - -SURGEON T. RUSH SPENCER - -Was appointed Surgeon of the Thirty-third on its organization, afterwards -promoted to Brigade Surgeon. - - -SURGEON SYLVANUS S. MULFORD, - -Who resided at Cherry Valley, was chosen Assistant Surgeon of the -Thirty-third on its organization and was afterwards promoted to full -Surgeon. He resigned at Stafford Court House. - - -SURGEON D’ESTAING DICKINSON - -Was born in the town of Watertown, Jefferson County, May 19th, 1836, -and graduated from Albany Medical College in 1858. After practising in -Watertown and vicinity four years, he was chosen Surgeon to Sing Sing -Prison, which position he held when appointed Assistant Surgeon of the -Thirty-third. He was promoted to full Surgeon in the fall of 1862, -and remained with the Regiment until its return home. While in charge -of the Liberty Hall Hospital on the Peninsula, containing nearly five -hundred men, he was made prisoner, refusing to leave his patients. -After being detained by the rebel authorities for several weeks, he was -set at liberty and rejoined the Regiment. During the winter of 1863 he -was placed in charge of Howe’s Division Hospital at Acquia Creek, and -when General Hooker’s series of battles occurred, was given, the entire -supervision of all the hospitals of the Sixth Army Corps. - - -ASSISTANT SURGEON RICHARD CURRAN - -Was born in Carrahill, Clare County, Ireland, January 4th, 1838, and -coming to this country at the age of twelve years, settled at Seneca -Falls with his parents. He graduated from the Medical Department of -Harvard College in 1860, and enlisted as a private in the Thirty-third. -He was appointed Hospital Steward, when the Regiment reached Washington, -and promoted to Assistant Surgeon, August 15, 1862. General Smith -complimented him, after the battle of Antietam, in a special order, for -having advanced with his Regiment into the thickest of the fray. - - -ASSISTANT-SURGEON DUNCAN M’LACHLEN - -Was born in Caledonia, Livingston County, January 30th, 1832. Studied -medicine with Dr. Chamberlain, of Le Roy, New York. Graduated at the -Buffalo Medical College, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the -Thirty-third, January 22nd, 1863. - - -CAPTAIN GEORGE M. GUION, - -Co. A, was engaged in the druggist business at Seneca Falls, on the -outbreak of the rebellion. Remained with the Regiment until September, -1862, participating in the various battles of the Peninsula, when he was -promoted to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the 148th New York Volunteers, -which position he still retains. - - -CAPTAIN EDWIN J. TYLER, - -Co. A, was born in Onondaga County, New York, April 1st, 1828. He moved -at an early age to Seneca Falls, which has been his home until the -present time. Engaged in the mercantile business at eighteen years of -age and, followed it until 1847, when he sailed for California, being -nine months and twenty-two days on the voyage. Returned to Seneca Falls, -in the spring of 1851, and re-engaged in business. Was elected as First -Lieutenant of Company A, on its formation. Acted as Adjutant of the -Regiment from May until August 1862, and on the following October was -promoted to the Captaincy. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT PRICE WESLEY BAILEY, - -Co. A, was born in Newtown, North Wales, August 18th, 1837. Emigrated -to this country in 1847, settled at Skaneateles; moved from thence -successively to Auburn, New York City and Utica. Returning home, -attended school one year, and then proceeded to Seneca Falls. Enlisted -as a private in Company A, afterwards elected to Second Lieutenant, and -detached to General Davidson’s Staff at Yorktown. Promoted to First -Lieutenant, May 21st, 1862; was relieved from Staff at Harrison’s -Landing, and took charge of his Company. Appointed on General Neill’s -Staff, January 16th, 1863. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT THOMAS H. SIBBALDS, - -Co. A, on the organization of the company, was elected Second Sergeant, -and promoted to Second Lieutenant, October 1862, immediately after the -battle of Antietam. - - -CAPTAIN HENRY J. WHITE, - -Co. B, succeeded to the command of the Company when Captain Corning was -promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, November 1861. Afterwards resigned and -was succeeded by First Lieutenant Draime. - - -CAPTAIN HENRY J. DRAIME, - -Co. B, was born in the City of Sadan, France, and coming to America -in 1832, settled with his parents in Canton, Ohio. March 27th, 1839, -he enlisted in the Fifth Regular Artillery, was soon promoted to -non-commissioned officer, and remained in the service five years. During -that time, he was stationed in Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo, Sackett’s -Harbor, Fort Columbus, Fort Adams, &c. Fired the minute guns at Sackett’s -Harbor on the death of President Harrison, and was ordered to Rhode -Island with his battery, to assist in suppressing the insurrection known -as the “Dorrite War.” - -After leaving the army, he resided, among other places, in Rochester, -Fredonia, &c., employed in superintending engineering operations. He was -living in Palmyra when the war commenced; enlisted as a private in Co. B, -was elected Second Lieutenant, and promoted to First Lieutenant, and then -Captain. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT L. C. MIX, - -Co. B, was born in New Haven, Conn., in 1829. Removed to Ithaca, N. Y. -Having early developed a taste for drawing, he was induced to go to New -York to learn the “art and mysteries” of engraving. After five years’ -practice, started business in Rochester. Was engaged for ten years, until -the war, when he went with the Thirty-third as Commissary Sergeant. -Promoted to Second Lieutenant of Co. C, July 29th, 1861. Acted in that -capacity until the battle of Antietam, when he was wounded. Promoted to -First Lieutenant, and assigned to Co. B, October 17th, 1862. Afterwards -rejoined the Regiment and was detailed Aid-de-Camp to Colonel Taylor, -Colonel Commanding First Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps, not being -sufficiently recovered to resume active duties as a line officer. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT JOHN J. CARTER, - -Co. B, was born in Troy, June 16th, 1842. His parents dying when he was -quite young, he was removed to Buffalo, and sent to school. Two years -later he was placed under the care of Rev. John Sherdan, of Portageville. -Soon after Cyrus Rose, of Nunda, adopted him, receiving him into his -family as his own son. He was nearly prepared for College when the war -commenced, but laying aside his books, enlisted as a private in Co. F. -On reaching the field, was appointed Quartermaster-Sergeant. Nine months -afterwards he was promoted to a Second Lieutenancy, and assigned to Co. -B. General Smith mentioned Lieutenant Carter, among others, after the -battle of Antietam, “whose conduct was particularly gallant under my own -observation.” - - -CAPTAIN JOHN F. AIKENS, - -Co. C, was born at Newburg, N. Y. Removed at the age of fourteen to -Waterloo. Was employed in various pursuits until the breaking out of the -war, when he was made Captain of Co. C. Resigned at Washington, July -28th, 1861. - - -CAPTAIN CHESTER H. COLE, - -Co. C, was born in Leray, Jefferson County, October 3rd, 1828. When -sixteen years of age he proceeded to the West. Returned to Leray, -and soon removed to Pillar Point, where he became employed as a -ship-carpenter. Afterwards worked in Oswego, Syracuse, and New York. When -the war broke out, he was residing in Waterloo; enlisted as a private in -Co. C, was elected First Lieutenant on the formation of the Company, and -promoted to Captain, July 29th, 1861. He was with the Thirty-third in -all its engagements up to the storming of Marye’s Heights, when he was -severely wounded in the thigh. He recovered sufficiently, however, to -return home with the Regiment. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT H. BRETT, - -Co. C, was born in Yorkshire, England, May 17th, 1829, came to this -country when above five years of age, and settled at Utica. At twenty-one -years of age sailed for California, where he remained two years. Returned -to Utica, and engaged in the machinist business. In 1860 moved to -Waterloo. Was elected Orderly Sergeant of Co. C, and promoted to First -Lieutenant, July 29th, 1861. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT J. E. STEBBINGS, - -Co. C, was born at Madrid, St. Lawrence County, August 2, 1833. Enlisting -as a private in Co. C, at Waterloo, was elected Third Sergeant; promoted -to Orderly Sergeant, July 29th, 1861, and to Second Lieutenant, October -17th, 1862. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT ANDREW J. SCHOTT, - -Co. C, was elected Second Lieutenant on the organization of the Company, -and resigned, July 29th, 1861. Since died at Waterloo, N. Y. - - -CAPTAIN HENRY J. GIFFORD, - -Co. D, succeeded John R. Cutler to the command of Co. D, at Camp Griffin. -Was educated for the law. Enlisted as a private in the Thirteenth New -York Volunteers, and afterwards promoted to First Lieutenant of Co. D, -Thirty-third New York. On the departure of the Regiment from the field, -the one hundred and sixty-three three years’ recruits were organized into -one Company under him, and attached to the Forty-ninth New York. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT STEPHEN T. DUEL, - -Co. D, was chosen First Lieutenant on the formation of the Company; since -resigned. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT WM. E. ROACH, - -Co. D, was born in Colchester, Vermont, October 9th, 1825, moved, at -seven years of age, to Troy, and from thence to Rochester in 1838. -Proceeded to California in 1849, and returned to Rochester. Was appointed -Second Lieutenant, Co. D, during the fall of 1862. Has since performed -service, at battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, in the -ambulance Corps, to which position he was assigned in February, 1863. - - -CAPTAIN WILSON B. WARFORD, - -Co. E, was born in Hunterdon, New Jersey, July 27th, 1822. Removed -to Geneseo in 1839, where he remained until the breaking out of the -rebellion. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, and was immediately elected -Captain. Was very fond of military pursuits, and for many years served as -Captain of a Military Company. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN GUMMER, - -Co. E, was born in Dorsetshire, England, July 23d, 1819; came to this -country during the spring of 1851, and settled in Geneseo. Enlisted as a -private in Co. E, and was elected Second Lieutenant. Promoted to First -Lieutenant, July 28th, 1862. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT WALTER H. SMITH, - -Co. E, resigned, March 18th, 1863. - - -CAPTAIN JAMES M. McNAIR, - -Co. F, was born on the 8th of June, 1835, in Nunda, N. Y. His earlier -years were spent at school, and upon the farm. He prepared for College -under the tutorship of Prof. Judson A. Bassett, at the Nunda Literary -Institute, and after teaching a term, entered the University of Rochester -in July, 1857. He graduated with his class in July 1860, and immediately -entered the law office of Orlando Hastings, in Rochester. During the -winter of 1860 and 1861 he taught the Academy in West Bloomfield, N. -Y., where he was engaged when the rebellion broke out. He immediately -enlisted with a company forming at Nunda, of which he was elected -Captain, May 10th, 1861. He continued with the company until it was -mustered out of service, June 2nd, 1863, at Geneva, N. Y. The degree of -Master of Arts was conferred upon Captain McNair at the Commencement of -the University of Rochester in July, 1863. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT H. A. HILLS, - -Co. F, was born at Nunda, Livingston Co., Feb. 1st, 1834. Proceeded -to Shelby County, Ky., in the year 1856, and afterwards to Illinois, -Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, being employed most of the time in -teaching. Returning to Nunda, enlisted as a private in Co. F, elected -Orderly Sergeant on the organization of the Company, promoted to Second -Lieutenant, February, 6th, 1862, and to First Lieutenant at White Oak -Church, December 27th, 1862. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE T. HAMILTON, - -Co. F, enlisted as a private in Co. F, was elected First Lieutenant on -its permanent organization, and resigned at Camp Griffin. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT HENRY G. KING, - -Co. F, was born at Mount Morris, August 15th, 1835. When the war -commenced, enlisted as a private in Co. F, was chosen Second Lieutenant, -and promoted to First Lieutenant, February, 1862. He was detailed for a -time as Acting Quartermaster. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT JOHN F. WINDSHIP, - -Co. F, was born in Queensbury, Warren County, June 11th, 1832. At -nineteen years of age removed to Angelica, Allegany County; afterwards -resided in Illinois, Missouri, and Michigan. Returned to Wyoming, Pike -County. During the winter of 1861, enlisted as a private in Co. F; -promoted to Second Sergeant, May 6th, 1861, afterwards to First Sergeant, -and, December 27th, 1862, to Second Lieutenant. - - -CAPTAIN THEODORE B. HAMILTON, - -Co. G, was elected Captain of the Company on the organization, and -participated in all the earlier engagements in which the Regiment was -engaged. During the month of December, 1862, he was promoted to the -Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the Sixty-second New York, which position he -still holds. - - -CAPTAIN GEORGE A. GALE, - -Co. G, was born in London, Canada West, November, 1st, 1839. In 1845, -removed to Watertown, and three years later to Buffalo; attended school -until sixteen years of age, and then became employed in the printing -establishment of Jewett, Thomas & Co., where he remained four years. -When hostilities commenced, he enlisted in a three months’ Regiment, -and afterwards in Co. G, as a private. Was immediately elected First -Sergeant, and served in that capacity until May 20th, 1862, when he was -promoted to Second Lieutenant. October 16th, 1862 he was promoted to -First Lieutenant, and during the following December, to Captain of the -Company. He was wounded in the left leg before Yorktown, but remained but -a brief time away from the Regiment. - - -FIRST LIEUT. ALEXANDER E. EUSTAPHEIVE, - -Co. G, was elected First Lieutenant on the organization of the Company, -and resigned October 14th, 1862. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT G. W. MARSHALL, - -Co. G, was born in Elizabethtown, N. J., March 1st, 1840. Removed to -Buffalo with his parents at an early age, where he remained until the -breaking out of the rebellion. Enlisted as a private in the Buffalo -Company, elected Fifth Sergeant on the formation of the Company. Promoted -to First Sergeant, May 20th, 1862, Second Lieutenant, October 15th, 1862, -and to First Lieutenant, December 27th, 1862. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT BYRON F. CRAIN, - -Co. G, was born at Manchester, Ontario Co., April 26th, 1836. At ten -years of age he removed with his parents to Shortsville; enlisted as a -private in the Canandaigua Co. D; promoted to Second Lieutenant, December -27th, 1862, and assigned to Co. G. - - -CAPTAIN CALVIN C. WALKER, - -Co. H, was elected Captain of Co. H, on its formation. When the Regiment -was organized at Elmira, he was chosen Lieutenant-Colonel, but resigned -not long after reaching Washington. - - -CAPTAIN ALEXANDER H. DRAKE, - -Co. H, was born at Starkey, Yates County, October 18th, 1832. At the age -of fifteen, removed with his parents to Steuben County, where he remained -until the year 1858. Then became employed as a clerk in Canandaigua and -afterwards at Geneva. Enrolled himself as a private in Co. H, elected -Second Lieutenant on the organization of the Company, and promoted to -First Lieutenant, May 25th, 1861. He was taken prisoner at Williamsburg, -and after several months’ confinement in Salisbury, North Carolina, was -exchanged and returning to the Regiment, January 24th, 1862, he was -promoted to the Captaincy of Co. H. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT REUBEN C. NILES, - -Co. H, was elected Orderly Sergeant on the formation of the Company, -promoted to Second Lieutenant, Jan. 24th, 1862, and resigned December -27th, owing to ill health. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT MARSHALL J. GUION, - -Co. H, was appointed Commissary Sergeant at organization of Regiment. -Was transferred from Co. A, and made Second Lieutenant of Co. H, January -24th, 1862; resigned December 27th, 1862. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT OTIS COLE, - -Co. H, was born in Perinton, Monroe Co., Sept. 14th, 1834. At nineteen -years of age, entered the Rochester University, remaining there nearly -two years. Returning home, engaged in farming and stock growing until -twenty-four years of age, then became employed two years on the Michigan -Southern railroad. Returning home again, engaged in nursery and vineyard -business until August 27th, 1862, when he enlisted as a private in a body -of recruits for the Thirty-third. Was commissioned First Lieutenant, -October 13th, and assigned to Co. H. Remained with the Company until Jan. -27th, when he was appointed A. A. G., First Brigade, Howe’s Division. -Served in this capacity, and also as Acting Brigade Commissary, until -March 23d. April 14th, was transferred to General Russell’s Staff. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT SYLVESTER PORTER, - -Co. H, was born in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, April 17th, 1842, -where he resided with his parents until the outbreak of the rebellion. -Enlisted as a private in Co. H, and was elected Second Sergeant, May -23d, 1861. He was afterwards promoted to First Sergeant, and to Second -Lieutenant, October 16th, 1862. Was wounded, at the battle of White Oak -Swamp, in the left shoulder, and confined to the hospital for two months. -At the end of that time he rejoined the Regiment, and was again wounded -in the right thigh, during the sanguinary struggle on Salem Heights. -Returned home, and was mustered out with his Company. - - -CAPTAIN JAMES M. LETTS, - -Co. I, was engaged in the Daguerrean business at Penn Yan on the outbreak -of the rebellion; was chosen Captain of Co. I, on its organization, and -resigned at Camp Griffin. - - -CAPTAIN EDWARD E. ROOT, - -Co. I, was born in Washington County, August 24th 1839. Removed at -an early age to Yates County. After spending several years, at the -Prattsburg Academy and Rochester Commercial College, he became employed -in the Stationery House of George R. Cornwell, Penn Yan, as confidential -clerk. Was elected First Lieutenant of Co. I, on its organization, and -promoted to Captain, December 27th, 1861. He received a severe wound -in the left thigh while leading his Company in the charge on Marye’s -Heights. For several weeks his life was despaired of, but after lying two -months in the hospital, he recovered sufficiently to return home. - - -CAPTAIN WILLIAM HALE LONG, - -Co. I, was born in New York City, February 22nd, 1835. At fifteen years -of age went to sea. Returned in three years; engaged in mercantile -pursuits till the outbreak of the rebellion, then joined the Seventh -Massachusetts as a private. Was afterwards elected Second Lieutenant -Fifth New York, and a few days succeeding, Second Lieutenant, Co. I, -Thirty-third. After being promoted to First Lieutenant, served as Provost -Marshal under General Brooks, and as Aid-de-Camp to General Davidson. -October, 1862, was promoted to Captain, and A. A. General, and assigned -to duty under General Vinton. Remained with him until General Neill took -Command of the Brigade, when he became his A. A. General. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE BRENNAN, - -Co. I, was born in Penn Yan, December 18th, 1838. Remained there until -the outbreak of the rebellion, when he enlisted as a private in Co. I. -Promoted to Sergeant, August 1st, 1861, to Orderly Sergeant, January 1st, -1862, and to First Lieutenant, December 1st, 1862. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT CHARLES HOWE, - -Co. I, was elected Orderly Sergeant at its organization. Promoted to -Second Lieutenant, December 31st, 1861, and resigned, October 1862. - - -CAPTAIN PATRICK McGRAW, - -Co. K, was born in the county of Down, Ireland, June 16th, 1824. When -seventeen years of age, enlisted in the Eighty-ninth Regiment English -Infantry, serving in Canada three years, and in England, Ireland and -Scotland eleven more. Came to this country in the winter of 1853, and -settled at Seneca Falls. Was elected Captain of Co. K, and remained with -the Regiment till the close of its two years’ campaign. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT BARNARD BYRNE, - -Co. K, served as First Lieutenant of Co. K, until severely wounded while -charging up Marye’s Heights. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT PATRICK RYAN, - -Co. K, was elected on the formation of the Company, afterwards resigned. - - -SECOND LIEUTENANT EDWARD CAREY, - -Co. K, was appointed to fill Lieutenant Ryan’s place, but was immediately -assigned to General Smith’s Staff. - - -DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI. - - -FIRST LIEUT. GEORGE W. BROWN, - -Co. D, born in Rochester, was an only son, and, employed as mercantile -clerk, proved a most efficient and trustworthy young business man. He -entered the Regiment as a private. Promoted to Lieutenant of Co. D, -he fell mortally wounded at the battle of Williamsburg. His agreeable -manners and gallant conduct had endeared him to the Regiment, every -member of whom mourned his loss as if he had been a brother. - - -FIRST LIEUTENANT MOSES CHURCH, - -Co. E, was born in New England, about the year 1817. He was residing at -Geneseo when the war commenced, engaged in the hardware business. Fond -of military pursuits, he connected himself with a Militia company, and -was chosen Lieutenant. On the organization of Co. E., he was elected -first Lieutenant, participated in the various skirmishes near Washington, -and the battles at Williamsburg and Mechanicsville. At the battle of -Golden’s Farm he exhibited great bravery, going fearlessly out in front -of the breastwork, and firing round after round at the enemy, until he -fell dead, pierced through the head by a minie-ball. He was universally -beloved by the Regiment. A brave soldier, and skilful officer, he died, -leaving a bright record behind him. - - -FIRST LIEUT. CHARLES D. ROSSITER, - -Company D, the youngest son of WILLIAM and ELECTA B. ROSSITER, was born -in Rochester, New York, March 4th, 1842. His parents soon after removed -to Little Falls, Herkimer County, N. Y., where his father died. In the -year 1856 he entered the Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank at Rochester, and, -writes the Cashier, “though quite young, soon learned to count money, and -became a very rapid and accurate accountant.” - -In 1861 he enlisted in Co. G, Fifty-fourth Regiment N. Y. S. M., and was -soon after promoted to Sergeant. During the following spring he was again -promoted to Orderly, and served in that capacity with his home regiment -until September, when he was authorized with others to raise a Company -for the war. - -Lieutenant ROSSITER was wounded by a ball, entering the left side and -passing completely through his body, in the fatal retreat of Sedgwick’s -Corps, after storming Fredericksburg Heights. He was carried in a -blanket a short distance by four of his faithful men, but owing to the -extreme pain it gave him, he asked to be left behind, and was accordingly -left in the rebel hospital at Banks’ Ford. He lived just a week from the -day he was wounded, and owing to a merciful peculiarity of the wound, his -sufferings were not excessive. Lieutenant Roach, at the risk of his own -life, succeeded in finding his body, and at dead of night carried it on -his shoulders nearly a mile. Lieutenant Rossiter’s remains were taken to -Rochester and interred at Mount Hope, May 20th, 1863. - -In a communication written since his death, his Captain says of him, -“Charlie was ardent and enthusiastic, firmly devoted to his country’s -good, and he fell nobly, a martyr to her cause. I have never seen an -officer to whom the trying scenes of a battle-field were new, bear -himself with more bravery and cool courage than did Charlie.” - -Lines written on his death. - - Aye! Lay the banner across his breast, - With chaplets twine the marble brow, - It will be calmer now. - What boon but this demand the brave, - A warrior’s fame, a warrior’s grave? - - This land, where peace and plenty reign, - He left for a field of death and strife, - To offer up, in Freedom’s fane, - A sacrifice—his life. - More glorious gift could mortal give? - He died, but oh! his name shall live. - - But hark! though death has brought relief, - An honor saved, a glory won; - The voice of woe, “My son! my son!” - No wonder if her grief be wild, - He was the widow’s only child. - - Loved ones, bereaved ones, no more from sleep - Wake in the silent hours wildly to weep; - All does not die with the swift-fleeting breath, - There is light in the darkness; even in death. - - -SERGEANT-MAJOR GEORGE W. BASSETT - -Was born in the town of Barrington, Yates County, November 6, 1838. -When the war broke out, he was a Law Student at Penn Yan. Enlisting -as a private in Co. I, he was chosen Third Sergeant, and promoted to -Sergeant-Major, May 22nd, 1861. Having borne off Lieutenant Mix from the -battle-field of Antietam, he returned to the front and was immediately -shot through the head. By his winning ways and zealous attendance to -duties, he had won the esteem of his officers and commanders, and fell -universally regretted. - - -TO THE NEW YORK THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT. - -BY A. A. H. - - - Oh! where are those heroes; the first in the fight, - The brave Thirty-third with their standard so bright, - Unfurled to the breeze in the enemy’s view, - As they shouted aloud for the Red, White and Blue? - We saw them depart like a host from our shore; - Their guns on their shoulders they gallantly bore. - The path of their fathers they fearlessly trod; - Their bosoms beat proudly, their trust was in God. - Their steps never faltered, their hearts never failed, - At the glance of the traitors their eye never quailed. - On the red field of glory they fought undismayed; - On the red field of glory their relics are laid. - Now chant we their requiem, mournful and slow, - In deep thrilling tones let its melody flow; - Ah! well may we tell of their triumphs with pride, - Like warriors they fought, and like heroes they died; - Farewell to the dauntless, farewell to the brave! - Unshrouded they sleep in a far distant grave; - But fadeless, immortal their memory shall bloom, - And freedom with roses shall scatter their tomb. - Of the brave Thirty-third doth a remnant remain, - Whose gallant commander shall lead them again, - And the heart of rebellion grow cold as it feels - The plunge of their weapons, the wounds of their steel. - Their bright swords are gleaming, their banner unfurled - By the soft floating zephyrs, is gracefully curled; - They are restless, impatient the charge to renew, - They are shouting aloud for the Red, White and Blue. - - - - -GENERAL ORDERS PERTAINING TO THE ARMY. - - -PICKET DUTY. - -This most important feature, for the safety of an army, is perhaps the -least understood of all that appertains to the art of war. As the same -system is _germain_ to all armies, the following explanation will, -no doubt, be acceptable in this volume, as the duty has been seldom -described, though often spoken of, in the numerous details of midnight -attacks, and skirmishes. In the disposition of, say two hundred men, they -go forth to a point designated as the grand reserve, varying in distance -from two hundred rods to nearly a mile from the outer or picket line, -where are left half of the number as a reserve, in case the pickets are -driven in, and also for mutual relief in their fatiguing duties (often -out on picket for three days). Then, to the right and nearer the line, -is stationed an officer and forty-eight men, who immediately relieve the -line of men (who are out in front) sixteen in number, leaving thirty-two -men on the support, so-called—or two more reliefs, relieving each other -every two hours; the same on the left support. - -When six hours have passed, the three reliefs on each support having -stood on post their two hours each, the Grand Reserve sends out the -ninety-six men who have been resting—forty-eight to each support—they, in -turn, going through the same routine—the first ninety-six men going back -to the main reserve to rest, &c. Thus the whole thing is systematized, -the Grand Reserve and the supports alternately relieving each other, -until the whole time for which they are detailed, expires, when another -detail from some other Regiment relieves the whole picket. The Picket -Guard is always commanded by a Staff Officer. The following is a specimen -of an order from Brigade Headquarters, detailing a Picket Guard from the -Thirty-third Regiment: - -[Illustration] - - HEADQUARTERS 3D BRIGADE, 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS. - - (_Special Orders._) - -Ten Commissioned Officers, fifty Non-Commissioned Officers, and three -hundred and fifty Privates, will be detailed from the Thirty-third -Regiment N. Y. S. Volunteers, for Picket Guards, and will mount at 9.30 -A. M. - -MAJOR JOHN S. PLATNER, 33d N. Y. S. V., and ASSISTANT-SURGEON RICHARD -CURRAN, of the same Regiment, will accompany the detail, which is to -remain on duty for three successive days. - -Grand Guard Mounting will be had according to Butterfield’s System, -on which a Division Staff Officer will perform the duties of -Assistant-Adjutant-General of Brigade, and a Brigade Staff Officer will -act as Regimental Adjutant. By command of - - BRIG. GENERAL THOS. H. NEILL. - - W. H. LONG, - _Captain and A. Gen’l_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS 6TH ARMY CORPS, February 25th, 1863. - - (_Orders._) - -COLONEL R. F. TAYLOR, Commanding First Brigade Second Division, is -detailed as General Officer of the day for to-morrow, and will report at -these Headquarters at 9 o’clock, A. M. By command of - - MAJOR GENERAL SEDGWICK. - - (Signed) C. A. WHITTIER, - _Captain and A. A. A. General_. - - HEADQUARTERS 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS, February 25, 1863. - - [_Official._] - - E. MATTOCK, - _Lieutenant and A. A. A. Gen’l_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS 1ST BRIGADE, 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS, March 12th, 1863. - - [_Special Orders No. 7._] - -FIRST LIEUTENANT L. C. MIX, 33d N. Y. S. V., is hereby detailed on -special duty at these Headquarters. He will report to Colonel TAYLOR for -duty _at once_. - -By order of - - COLONEL TAYLOR, - _Commanding 1st Brigade_. - - JOHN W. CORNING, - _Lieutenant and A. A. A. Gen’l_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS, March 14th, 1863. - - [_Special Orders No. 51._] - -LIEUTENANT WILLIAM E. ROACH, Co. B, 33d N. Y. S. V., is detailed for duty -in the Ambulance Corps. He will report, without delay, to Lieutenant -WOOD, Commanding Ambulance Corps. By order of - - BRIGADIER GENERAL HOWE. - - (Signed) E. MATTOCKS, - _Lieutenant and A. A. A. Gen’l_. - - HEADQUARTERS 1ST BRIGADE, 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS, March 16th, 1863. - - [_Official._] - - JOHN W. CORNING, - _Lieutenant and A. A. A. Gen’l_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS 3D BRIGADE, 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS, April 15th, 1863. - - [_Circular._] - -I. On the march blankets and shelter-tents will be worn diagonally over -the shoulder, from right shoulder to left side; overcoats will be rolled -and packed on the top of the knapsacks. - -II. The rations will be carried precisely as ordered in circular from -these Headquarters of April 13, 1863. - -III. The surplus clothing, not already disposed of, will be packed in -cracker-boxes, marked and sent to the barge, awaiting transportation to -Washington. The instructions contained in General Orders No. 155, Army of -the Potomac, 1862, in regard to the duties of Commanders of Regiments and -Companies towards their Commands, whilst on the march, will be strictly -observed. No man will leave his Command without proper authority in -writing. - -IV. Commanding Officers of Regiments will be held responsible for the -execution of these orders. - -By command of - - BRIGADIER GENERAL NEILL. - - WILLIAM H. LONG, - _Captain and A. A. Gen’l_. - - * * * * * - - MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE - POTOMAC, Camp near Falmouth, Va., March 9th, 1863. - - [_Circular._] - -GENERAL:—I have the honor to invite the attention of the Commanding -General to a practice quite prevalent in the army; that of excavating the -earth, building a hut over the hole, and covering it over with brush and -dirt and canvass. - -This system is exceedingly pernicious, and must have a deleterious effect -upon the health of the troops occupying these abominable habitations; -they are hot-beds of low forms of fever, and when not productive of such -diseases, the health of the men is undermined, even if they are not -compelled to report sick. - -I strongly recommend that, in huts covered by canvass, the covering -be removed at least twice a week, if the weather permit, and the men -throughout the army be compelled to hang their bedding in the open air -every clear day. I am, General, - - Very respectfully your obedient Servant, - - (Signed) JNO. LETTERMAN, - _Medical Director A. P._ - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS, March 16, 1863. - - [_Official Copy._] - -Brigade Commanders of the Second Division will take immediate measures to -carry out the recommendation in the above order. By order of - - BRIGADIER GENERAL HOWE. - - (Signed) E. MATTOCKS, - _Lieutenant and A. A. Gen’l_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, March 15th, 1863. - - [_Official Copy._] - -Respectfully furnished for the information of the Commanding Officer of -Sixth Corps, who will at once take measures to carry into effect the -recommendations of the Medical Director. By command of - - MAJOR GENERAL HOOKER. - (Signed) S. WILLIAMS, _A. A. General_. - - HEADQUARTERS 6TH CORPS, March 15th, 1863. - - [_Official Copy._] - -The attention of Division Commanders is called to the above. By command of - - MAJOR GENERAL SEDGWICK. - - (Signed) C. A. WHITTIER, - _Captain and A. A. A. Gen’l_. - - HEADQUARTERS 1ST BRIGADE, 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS, March 17th, 1863. - - [_Official Copy._] - -Regimental Commanders in this Brigade will see that the above order is -strictly complied with. By order of - - COLONEL R. F. TAYLOR, - _Commanding First Brigade_. - - LUCIUS C. MIX, - _Lieutenant and A. A. A. General_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS 3D BRIGADE, SMITH’S DIVISION, August 8th, 1862. - - [_Special Orders_ No. 180.] - -A Board of Survey will assemble at the Quartermaster’s Department of the -Thirty-third New York State Volunteers, at 3 o’clock, P. M., to-day, -to examine into and report upon a quantity of bacon issued to the -Thirty-third Regiment N. Y. S. V., by the Third Brigade, C. S., on the -7th instant. The bacon is reported unfit for issue. - -The Board will make a full report. - -Detail for the Board: - - CAPT. PATRICK MCGRAW, Co. K, - LIEUT. L. C. MIX, Co. C, - LIEUT. P. W. BAILEY, Co. D, 33d N. Y. V. - -By order of - - LIEUT.-COL. JOS. W. CORNING, - _Commanding Third Brigade_. - - W. H. CAMERON, - _A. A. A. General_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS 1ST BRIGADE, 2D DIVISION 6TH CORPS, March 4th, 1863. - - [_Special Orders._] - -Private ——, Co. G, Thirty-third New York State Volunteers, is hereby -detailed on “extra duty” in the Brigade Commissary Department. He will -report to Lieutenant OTIS COLE, A. C. S. of this Brigade, with the least -possible delay. By order of - - COLONEL R. F. TAYLOR, - _Commanding First Brigade_. - - LUCIUS C. MIX, - _Lieutenant and A. A. A. General_. - - * * * * * - -_Charges and Specifications against Private —— ——, of Company ——, -Thirty-third Regiment New York State Volunteers._ - - CHARGE. - -Violation of the 21st Article of War. - - SPECIFICATION. - -In this that said Private —— —— of Company ——, Thirty-third Regiment New -York State Volunteers, did, without leave of his Commanding Officer, -absent himself from his Camp and Company at about nine o’clock, A. M., -of the 12th day of December, 1861, and remained absent until about nine -o’clock, P. M., of the 13th day of December, 1861; this at Camp Griffin, -near Lewinsville, Virginia. - - _Lieut. Commanding Co. — 33d Reg’t N. Y. S. V._ - -_Witnesses_ —— —— - - * * * * * - -FURLOUGH FOR ENLISTED MEN. - -_To all whom it may Concern_: - -The bearer hereof, ——, Private, of Captain ——’s Company [——], Regiment -of New York State Volunteers; aged —— years, —— feet —— inches high, —— -complexion, —— eyes, —— hair, and by profession a —— born in —— of ——, -and enlisted at —— in the —— of —— on the —— day of ——, eighteen hundred -and —— to serve for the period of —— years, is hereby permitted to go to -——, in the county of ——, State of —— he having received a furlough from -the —— day of —— 186—, to the —— day of ——, 186—, at which period he will -rejoin his Company and Regiment at ——, or wherever it then may be, or be -considered a deserter. - -Subsistence has been furnished to said —— —— to the —— day of ——, 186— -and pay to the —— day of ——, 186—, both inclusive. - -Given under my hand at —— this —— day of ——, 186—. - - R. F. TAYLOR, - _Commanding Regiment_. - - * * * * * - -FURLOUGH. - -——, a Private of Company ——, Thirty-third Regiment New York State -Volunteers. - -Recommended for —— days, for the following reasons: Absent at present two -(2). - -The Regiment is entitled to ten enlisted men on furlough at once. - - MAJOR JNO. S. PLATNER, - _Commanding Regiment_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS, —— BRIGADE, ——, 186—. - -Approved for ten days, and respectfully forwarded. - - R. F. TURNER, - _Commanding Brigade_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS, ——, DIVISION ——, 186—. - -Approved for ten days, and respectfully forwarded. - - THOS. H. NEILL, - _Brig. Gen. Commanding Division_. - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS, —— 6TH CORPS, ——, 186—. - -Approved for ten days. By command of - - MAJOR GENERAL SEDGWICK. - - C. A. WHITTIER, - _Captain and A. A. A. Genl._ - - * * * * * - - HEADQUARTERS, 3D BRIGADE, 2D DIVISION, 6TH CORPS. - - _Brigade Orders, No. 5._ - -The following calls, emanating from these Headquarters, will hereafter be -sounded: - - Reveille, at Daybreak. - Surgeon’s Call, at 7.00 A. M. - Breakfast, at 7.30 A. M. - Guarding Mounting, 8.00 A. M. - Drill Call, at 9.30 A. M. - Recall from Drill, at 11.45 A. M. - Dinner, at 12.00 M. - Drill Call, 2.00 P. M. - Recall from Drill, 4.00 P. M. - First Call for Dress Parade (Assembly), 5.15 P. M. - Adjutant’s Call to form Parade, 5.45 P. M. - Tattoo, 8.30 P. M. - Taps, 9.00 P. M. - -By order of - - BRIGADIER GENERAL T. H. NEILL. - - WM. H. LONG, - _Captain and A. A. General_. - - - - -REGIMENTAL RECORD. - - - Transcriber’s Note: Ditto marks in the original lists have been - replaced with the text set out in full, for better readability. - -The following memoranda, copied from the Company Rolls, exhibits the -record of each man who enlisted in the Regiment, from the time of his -entrance until the termination of his connection with it, and may be -relied upon: - - -COMPANY A. - - Guion, George M., Captain, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - resigned September 28th, 1862; being promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, - 148 N. Y. Vols. - Tyler, Edwin J., Captain, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; served - as First Lieutenant from date of enrolment to September 28th, 1862; - promoted to Captain, October 1st, 1862. - Bailey, Pryce W., First Lieutenant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca - Falls; served as 2nd Lieutenant from date of enrolment to May 21st, - 1862; promoted to First Lieutenant. May 21st; on detached service since - Jan. 28th, 1863, as Assistant-Inspector-General of Third Brigade Second - Division Sixth Corps. - Sibbalds, Thomas H., Second Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca - Falls; served as Sergeant, to October 30th, 1862, from date of - enrolment; promoted to Second Lieutenant, October 31st, 1862. - Randolph, Archibald B., First Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca - Falls; served as First Sergeant, from date of enrolment; wounded in - action of May 4th, at Fredericksburg; paroled. - Proudfoot, William, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - served as Sergeant, from date of enrolment; wounded in action of May - 4th, at Fredericksburg; paroled. - Pennel, Robert, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - promoted to Corporal, August 12th, 1861; promoted to Sergeant, December - 1st, 1862. - Armstrong, Edwin J., Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - promoted to Corporal, August 12th, 1861; promoted to Sergeant, November - 1st, 1862. - Lawrence, David, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - promoted to Corporal, July 21st, 1862; promoted to Sergeant, January - 1st, 1863; wounded in action of May 4th, at Fredericksburg. - O’Neil, Daniel O., Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - taken prisoner, May 4th; now paroled; taken at Fredericksburg. - Goodman, Levi, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Campion, Andrew A., Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - wounded in action of May 4th, at Fredericksburg. - McDonald, John, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - promoted to Corporal, January 1st, 1863; taken prisoner; now paroled. - Boyle, Lawrence, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - promoted to Corporal, January 1st, 1863. - Birdsall, Jeffrey W., Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - promoted to Corporal, January 1st, 1863. - Hecker, William F., Corporal, enlisted October 15, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - promoted to Corporal, January 1st, 1863; wounded in action, May 4th, at - Fredericksburg, and in hospital at Elmira, New York. - Allen, Henry, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Anderson, Patrick, Private, enlisted February 20th, 1862, at Seneca - Falls; wounded at Antietam, Maryland, September 17th, 1862. - Bird, James P., Private, enlisted January 1st, 1862, at Seneca Falls. - Bishop, Milton W., Private, enlisted October 7th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - in hospital at Philadelphia, Penn., since July 3d, 1862. - Clark, Thomas W., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - wounded at Antietam, September 17th, 1862. - Clark, William, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Corrgell, Benjamin S., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Candler, George A., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Conley, Isaac, Private, enlisted November 7th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - taken prisoner in action of May 4th, at Fredericksburg; now paroled; - has been in hospital from November 8th, 1862, to May 1st, 1863. - Fulkerson, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Hendricks, J. Warren, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - in hospital, Washington, D. C.; left arm amputated from wound received - in action May 4th, at Fredericksburg. - Hammond, Franklin, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Humphrey, Irwin P., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - wounded May 4th, at Fredericksburg; now in hospital, Washington, D. C. - Jones, Jacob E., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Kohles, Frederick, Private, enlisted October 7th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Lemons, William, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; taken - prisoner June 30th, 1862, before Richmond; was paroled September 18th, - 1862. - Lewis, Harrison W., Private, enlisted February 6th, 1862, at Seneca - Falls; wounded in action of May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va.; - now in hospital at Potomac Creek, Va. - McLaughlin, Michael, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Metzler, George, Private, enlisted October 7th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - taken prisoner May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va.; now paroled. - Miller, David P., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - taken prisoner May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va.; now paroled. - Miller, Frank, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Niles, Albert, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Pow, William, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; wounded - in action of May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va. - Poquett, Magoir M., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - wounded in action of May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va.; now in - hospital in New-York. - Quinn, Peter, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; in - hospital, Georgetown, D. C., since August 4th, 1862. - Randolph, Alonzo T., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Rees, Solomon, Private, enlisted February 7th, 1862, at Seneca Falls. - Rooney, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Rafferty, Mathew, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Ryan, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; wounded - in action of May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va. - Smith, Charles T., Private, enlisted October 12th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - wounded in action at Antietam, Md., September 17th, 1862; in hospital - until May 18th, 1863. - Vantassel, Isaac, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Vandenberg, Jacob, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; in - hospital at Hagerstown, Md., since October 1st, 1862; probably dead. - Whitlock, Edwin, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls. - Wait, Washington, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - wounded in action of May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg; in hospital at - Potomac Creek, Va. - Whitcomb, Charles, Private, enlisted October 18th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - wounded in action of May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg; now paroled. - -KILLED. - - Rees, Edwin, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; killed in - action before Richmond. Va., June 28th, 1862. - Seigfred, Charles P., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - killed in action at Antietam, Md., September 17th, 1862. - Reynolds, Frank, Private, enlisted August 8th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - killed in action at Antietam, Md., September 17th, 1862. - Clark, Andrew J., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - killed in action of May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg. - -DIED. - - Balch, Ambrose, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; died - of disease in hospital, Providence, R. I., October 14th, 1862. - Brewster, Hiram W., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - died of disease in hospital, Washington, D. C., August 3d, 1861. - Folwell, James D., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - died of disease in hospital, New York, August 15th, 1862. - Force, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; died of - disease in hospital, Alexandria, Va., October 15th, 1862. - Hulse, John O., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; died - in hospital, Georgetown, D. C., September 4th, 1861. - Lloyd, Benjamin, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; died - in hospital, Georgetown, D. C., January 5th, 1862. - Mullen, John W., Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; died - at Camp White Oak Church, Va., December 21st, 1862. - Niles, William, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; died in - hospital at Elmira, N. Y., July 8th, 1861. - Woods, David, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; died in - hospital at Washington, D. C., October 2d, 1862. - Wells, George H., Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - wounded in action of May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va.; died at - Potomac Creek, Va., May 14th, 1863. - Kelner, Oliver F., Private, enlisted October 7th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - died in hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., October 14th, 1862. - -DESERTED. - - Alfred, Edwin, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; deserted - May 5th, 1862, Williamsburg, Va. - Hardenbrook, Charles C., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca - Falls; deserted October 25th, 1861, Fort Ethan Allen, Va. - Howard, George W., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - deserted October 25th, 1861, Fort Ethan Allen, Va. - Pierson, John M. Jr., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - deserted December 11th, 1862, from hospital, Baltimore, Md. - Carl, Patrick, Private, enlisted January 1st, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - deserted May 7th, 1862, from Williamsburg, Va. - -DISCHARGED. - - Bellows, Henry, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, July 26th, 1862, at Harrison’s Landing, Va. - Monarchy, John, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, October 14th, 1862, at Philadelphia, Pa. - Valentine, William W., Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca - Falls; discharged for disability, December 3d, 1862, at Newark, N. J. - Roach, Peter, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, December 26th, 1862, at White Oak - Church, Va. - Beebe, James A., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged with Band, by general order, July 24th, 1862, at - Harrison’s Landing, Va. - Fitzgerald, Edward, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, September 8th, 1862, at hospital, - Washington, D. C. - Green, William H., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, December 27th, 1861, at Camp Griffin, Va. - Gillett, John O., Corporal enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, March 26th, 1862, at Hospital, - Philadelphia, Pa. - Thayer, William J., Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, July 26th, 1862, at hospital, Philadelphia, - Pa. - Hotchkiss, John L., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, March 10th, 1862, at Camp Griffin, Va. - Kincaid, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, Jan. 6th, 1863, at hospital, Washington, - D. C. - Martetl, Paul, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, January 7th, 1861, at Camp Griffin, Va. - Proudfoot, George, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, November 27th, 1861, at hospital, - Georgetown, D. C. - Pay, Jacob, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; wounded at - Antietam, September 17th, 1862; discharged January 16th, 1863, at - Harrisburg, Pa. - Sullivan, Dennis, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, January 13th, 1862, at Camp Griffin, Va. - Vandersen, Richard, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, December 20th, 1862, at White Oak Church, - Va. - Buckley, Julias, Private, enlisted October 1st, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, July 20th, 1862, at Harrison’s Landing, Va. - Ireland, David H., Private, enlisted October 1st, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, March 10th, 1861, Camp Griffin, Va. - Miller, Hiram, Private, enlisted October 15th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, December 26th, 1862, at White Oak Church, - Va. - Steckel, John, Private, enlisted October, 16th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, September 8th, 1862, in hospital. - Whitbeck, Daniel, Private, enlisted October 1st, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, September 8th, 1862, in hospital. - Bennett, James, Private, enlisted February 10th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, December 2, 1862, at Annapolis, Md. - Seigfred, William, Private, enlisted February 20th, 1862, at Seneca - Falls; discharged for disability, March 2d, 1863, at White Oak Church, - Va. - Salvage, Luther, Private, enlisted January 1st, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, September 8th, 1862; re-enlisted in 148th - N. Y. S. Vol.; again discharged. - Brown, Isaac, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, January 1st, 1863, at Convalescent Camp, - Alexandria. - Smith, William H., Private, enlisted October 15th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, February 25th, 1863, at Washington, D. C. - Coshner, Joshua, Private, enlisted November 29th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, January 13th, 1863, at White Oak Church, Va. - Sebar, Henry A., Private, enlisted April 1st, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, August 15th, 1862, at Liberty Hall Hospital, - Va. - Pugh, Mordecai M., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - discharged for disability, August 1st, 1862, at Harrison’s Landing, Va. - -TRANSFERRED. - - Bacon, Orlando, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to N. C. Staff, and promoted to Sergeant-Major. - Holly, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Band, and discharged at Harrison’s Landing, Va. - Smith, William M., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Band, and discharged at Harrison’s Landing, Va. - Guion, John M., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company H, and promoted to Second Lieutenant. - Haas, Luther R., Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Regiment - N. Y. S. Vol., May 15th, 1863. - Jardine, Robert, Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Reg’t N. - Y. S. Vol., paroled. - Sherman, Charles W., Private, enlisted August 13th, 1862, at Seneca - Falls; transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th - Reg’t N. Y. S. Vol., May 15th, 1863. - Smalldridge, James H., Private, enlisted August 7th, 1862, at Seneca - Falls; transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th - Reg’t N. Y. S. Vol., May 15th, 1863. - Aspell, James, Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Regiment - N. Y. S. Vol., May 15th, 1863. - Babcock, Amos R., Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Reg’t N. - Y. S. Vol., May 15th, 1863. - Beebe, James K., Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Brigade Band, by order of General Franklin. - Bego, John, Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Reg’t N. - Y. S. V., May 15th, 1863. - Ferran, Edmond, Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Reg’t N. - Y. S. V., May 15th, 1863. - Gott, Charles, Private, enlisted August 27th, 1861, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Reg’t N. - Y. S. V., May 15th, 1863. - Proudfoot, John, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Reg’t N. - Y. S. V., May 15th, 1863. - Schoonoven, David, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. V., attached to 49th Reg’t N. - Y. S. V., May 15th, 1863. - - -COMPANY B. - - Corning, Joseph W., Captain, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Captain - to October 3d, 1861, then promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Calvin - Walker resigned. - White, Josiah J., Captain, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; First - Lieutenant to October 3d, 1861, then promoted to Captain, vice Joseph - W. Corning promoted; resigned at White House, Va., May 20, 1862. - Draime, Henry J., Captain, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Second - Lieutenant to October 3d, 1861, then promoted to First Lieutenant, - vice J. J. White, promoted; was First Lieutenant from that date to - May 20th, 1862; then promoted to Captain, vice J. J. White, resigned. - Corning, John W., First Lieutenant, enlisted September 26th, 1861, at - Palmyra; appointed Second Lieutenant November 30th, 1861, vice Henry - J. Draime, promoted; promoted, May 20th, 1862, to First Lieutenant, - vice Henry J. Draime promoted; appointed Adjutant November 1st, 1862, - vice Sutton, resigned. - Mix, Lucius C., First Lieutenant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - Second Lieutenant of Co. C, to October 17th, 1862, then promoted to - First Lieutenant, and transferred to Co. B, vice John W. Corning, - appointed Adjutant. - Carter, John J., Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda; - Private from date of enrolment in Co. F, Captain James McNair, to - September 1, 1862; then appointed Commissary Sergeant; served as such - to May 22d, 1862; then appointed Second Lieutenant, vice J. W. Corning - promoted. - McCall, Sanford, First Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; - Private from date of enrolment to February 17th, 1862; then promoted - to Corporal, served to July 1st, 1862; then promoted to Sergeant; - promoted to Orderly Sergeant, December 1st, 1862, vice John Allice, - discharged; wounded May 4th, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va. - Sours, William, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Corporal - from date of enrolment to February 17th, 1862; then promoted to - Sergeant. - Birdsall, John, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Corporal - from date of enrolment to October 1st, 1862; then promoted to Sergeant. - Crane, Henry, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Private from - date of enrolment to February 17th, 1862; then promoted to Corporal; - then promoted to Sergeant, December 1st, 1862. - Harris, Solon C., Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Private - from date of enrolment to January 1st, 1863; then promoted to Sergeant. - Everett, Washington, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; - wounded May 3d, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Va. - Turner, Richard, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861; Private from date of - enrolment to October 1st, 1862; then promoted to Corporal. - Stickles, Griffin, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861; at Palmyra; Private - from date of enrolment to December 1st, 1862; then promoted to - Corporal. - Mepham, Benjamin, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Private - from date of enrolment to December 1st, 1862; then promoted to - Corporal. - Clemmens, John, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Private - from date of enrolment to December 1st, 1862; then promoted to - Corporal. - Murphy, John, Corporal, enlisted Sept. 21st, 1861, at Palmyra; Private - from date of enrolment to March 20th, 1863; then promoted to Corporal. - Geer, Charles, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Private - from date of enrolment to March 20th, 1863; then promoted to Corporal. - Albreze, Gotleib, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Brookins, William, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Becker, Lewis C., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Beck, William, Private, enlisted Sept. 16th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Bennett, Charles W., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Camp, Lewis, Private, enlisted May 15th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Clevenger, Samuel B., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Clum, Chancey J., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. Absent - sick at hospital, of wounds since September 17th, 1862; place unknown. - Dake, Royal E., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Corporal - from date of enrolment to February 17th, 1862; then promoted to - Sergeant, October 7th, 1862. - Dillon, William, Private, enlisted July 5th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Eisentrager, Charles F., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Grattan, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Gilbert, William S., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Held, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Hill, Munson G., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Henderson, Albert, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Hibbard, Thomas P., Private, enlisted July 5th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Huxley, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Howell, Allied, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Hanley, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Jarvis, John P., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. Sergeant - from date of enrolment to October 1st, 1862. - Jarvis, Edward, Private, enlisted October 15th, 1861, at Rochester; - wounded May 3d, 1863. - Jackson, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Johnson, James, Private, enlisted Oct. 19th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Johnson, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Johnson, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Kramar, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Lee, Mason, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra, wounded May 4. - Little, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Lennon, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Mosher, Lewis, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - McGuire, Barney, Private, enlisted Sept. 21st, 1861, at Palmyra. - Moss, Hubbard M., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Natt, Valentine, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Palmer, Clinton S., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. Orderly - Sergeant from date of enrolment to December 17th, 1862. - Parks, Erastus B., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Posse, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Quinn, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Risley, Nathaniel B., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Sanders, Winfield S., Private, enlisted Oct. 19th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Shear, John, Private, enlisted Sept. 21st, 1861, at Palmyra. - Smith, John H., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Smith, Frank, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Smith, William M., Private, enlisted Sept. 15th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Struchin, Alexander, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Turner, George, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Vandyne, James, Private, enlisted Sept. 19th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Vosburgh, James, Private, enlisted Sept. 18th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Vanderwerken, Jason, Private, enlisted July 5th, 1861, at Palmyra. - Wexmoth, George, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra. - -KILLED. - - Bennett, Addison, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; killed - in action June 28th, 1862. - Gardner, George W., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; killed - in action June 28th, 1862. - Knowles, Louis, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; killed in - action June 28th, 1862. - Deyoe, Francis, Private, enlisted August 18th, 1862, at Palmyra; killed - in action May 4th, 1863. - -MISSING IN ACTION. - - Hoffman, John, Private, enlisted September 2d, 1862, at Palmyra; missing - in action May 4th, 1863. - Ingraham, William L., Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Rochester; - wounded May 4th, 1863. - -DIED. - - Hart, David, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; died of - disease at Camp Griffin, Va., January 3, 1862. - Mead, Albert, Private, enlisted October 22d, 1861, at Palmyra; died of - disease at Camp Griffin, Va., February 17th, 1862. - Kellogg, James, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; died of - disease at Georgetown, D. C., May 23d, 1862. - Sherman, Jacob, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; died of - disease at Alexandria, Va., March 22d, 1862. - Ottman, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1881, at Palmyra; died of - disease at Alexandria, Va., September 26th, 1862. - Kelly, Hiram H., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; died of - disease at Palmyra, N. Y., October 14th, 1862. - Lenhart, Samuel, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; died of - disease at Hagerstown, Md., October 15th, 1862. - Kellogg, Erastus, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; died of - disease at White Oak Church, Va., December 26th, 1862. - Sedgwick, George, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Palmyra; died - of disease at White Oak Church, Va., February 24th, 1863. - Coonen, Michael, Corporal, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; died of - disease at White Oak Church, Va., March 19th, 1863. - -DESERTED. - - Reynolds, Billings, Private, enlisted July 5th, 1861, at Palmyra; - deserted from Camp Griffin, Va., March 20th, 1862. - Hill, Silas, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; deserted from - Chickahominy, Va., June 5th, 1862. - Hill, William B., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; deserted - from Chickahominy, Va., June 8th, 1862. - Armstrong, Robert, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; deserted - from Harrison’s Landing, Va., July 28th, 1862. - Price, William, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; deserted - from Harrison’s Landing. Va., June 28th, 1862. - Pelton, Stephen, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; deserted - from Harrison’s Landing, Va., June 28th, 1862. - Dennis, Samuel F., Corporal, enlisted September 21st, 1861, at Palmyra; - deserted from Warwick Court House, Va., April 8th, 1862. - Kimball, Alvin, Private, enlisted August 31st, 1862, at Rochester; - deserted from Hagerstown, Md., October 22d, 1862. - Piersall, Thomas, Private, enlisted August 31st, 1862, at Rochester; - deserted from Hagerstown, Md., October 22d, 1862. - -DISCHARGED. - - Everson, Gilbert, Sergeant, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; - discharged for disability, at Camp Griffin, Va., January 23d, 1862. - Tristen, Benjamin, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; - discharged at Camp Griffin. Va., March 12th, 1862. - Hewett, Daniel, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; discharged - at Camp Griffin, Va., March 9th, 1862. - Goodall, George F., Private, enlisted September 21st, 1861, at Palmyra; - discharged at Fortress Monroe, Va., May 23d, 1862. - Corcoran, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; discharged - at Chicahominy, Va., June 17th, 1862. - Stafford, Horatio, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; - discharged at Fortress Monroe, Va., June 16th, 1862. - Drake, William B., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; - discharged at Fortress Monroe, Va., September 13th, 1862. - Allice, John, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; appointed - Orderly Sergeant, February 10th, 1862; discharged at Fortress Monroe, - Va., November 30th, 1862. - Halsted, Reuben L., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; - discharged at White Oak Church, Va., December 26th, 1862. - Paul, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; discharged - at White Oak Church, Va., December 26th, 1862. - Jacklin, Miles, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; discharged - at White Oak Church, Va., January 4th, 1863. - Hoyt, Myron, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; discharged on - account of wounds at Harrisburg, Pa., December 5th, 1862. - Fisher, Jeremiah, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; - discharged at White Oak Church, Va., February 3d, 1863. - Knox, William H., Private, enlisted August 18th, 1862, at Palmyra; - discharged at Baltimore, Md., February 3d, 1863. - Stanley, Charles S., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1863, at Palmyra; - discharged at White Oak Church, Va., February 14th, 1863. - Bunting, George, Private, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Palmyra; - discharged at Washington, D. C., March 30th, 1868. - Heath, Henry M., Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; discharged - at Philadelphia, Pa., January, 1863. - -TRANSFERRED. - - Barker, Francis, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Private - from date of enrolment to June 1st, 1861; transferred to Regimental - Band. - Edger, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Private from - date of enrolment to June 1st, 1861; then transferred to Regimental - Band. - Hunt, William, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Palmyra; Private from - date of enrolment to July 6th, 1861; then transferred to Co. K, - 33d Regiment. - Lewis, Elisha, Corporal, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Palmyra; wounded - at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863; transferred to 49th Regiment - N. Y. S. V., by special order, May 13th, 1863, from Brig. Headquarters - 3d Brigade. - Adams, Samuel, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Palmyra; wounded - at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863; transferred as above. - Ebert, Michael, Private, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Palmyra; wounded - at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863; transferred as above. - Glossender, Thomas, Private, enlisted August 24th, 1862, at Palmyra; - wounded May 3d, 1863; transferred as above. - Harse, William, Private, enlisted August 22d, 1862, at Palmyra; wounded - May 4th, 1863; taken prisoner and paroled; transferred as above. - Hazen, Marcellus E., Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Palmyra; - transferred as above. - Hasketh, Robert, Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Albany; - transferred as above. - Howard, John, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Palmyra; - transferred as above. - Kimball, Henry, Private, enlisted August 31st, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred as above. - Laird, Pliny P., Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Palmyra; - transferred as above. - Stickles, Robert, Private, enlisted August 31st, 1862, at Palmyra; - transferred as above. - Scully, Thomas, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Palmyra; - transferred as above. - Truax, Joseph H., Private, enlisted September 4th, 1862, at Palmyra; - taken prisoner and paroled May 4th, 1863; transferred to 49th Regiment - N. Y. S. V. by special order of May 13th, 1863, from Brigade - Headquarters, 3d Brig. - Truax, Charles L., Private, enlisted September 4th, 1862, at Palmyra; - wounded May 4th, 1863; transferred as above. - Vedder, William S., Private, enlisted September 3d, 1862, at Perinton; - transferred as above. - - -COMPANY C. - - Cole, Chester H., Captain, Waterloo; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., May - 3, 1863. - Brett, Robert H., First Lieutenant, Waterloo; promoted from First - Sergeant. - Mix, Lucius C., Second Lieutenant, enlisted June 2d, 1861, at Rochester; - promoted to First Lieutenant of Company B, October 17th, 1862. - Stebbings, James E., Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at - Waterloo; promoted from First Sergeant, October 17th, 1862. - Alexander, William A., Sergeant, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - wounded in waist and arm, at Fredericksburg, Va., May 3d, 1863. - Gunn, James D., Sergeant, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - wounded in thigh, at Antietam, Md., September 17th, 1862. - Durham, George, Sergeant, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - wounded in thigh, at Antietam, Md., September 17th, 1862. - Wheeler, Charles, Sergeant, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Martin, James, Sergeant, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - missing in action at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. - Edwards, John, Corporal, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Ridley, Richard, Corporal, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - missing in action at Fredericksburg, May 4th, 1862. - Covert, George T., Corporal, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - wounded in ankle, at Marye’s Heights, Va., May 3d, 1863. - Dobson, Robert J., Corporal, enlisted at Washington, July 1st, 1861; - wounded in wrist and both sides, at Marye’s Heights, Va., May 3d, 1863. - Caldwell, Charles W., Corporal, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Smith, Charles H., Corporal, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Coffin, William H., Corporal, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Cook, William T., Corporal, enlisted at Waterloo, April, 24th, 1861; - Promoted to Corporal, November 1st, 1862; died from wounds received - at Fredericksburg, Va., May 3d, 1863. - Alexander, John W., Private, enlisted at Rochester, November 4th, 1861; - promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant, October 1st, 1862. - Allen, Robert, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - discharged for disability, February 26th, 1863. - Alexander, William A., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - promoted to Sergeant, October 17th, 1862. - Batelle, Samuel, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Bowman, Frederick, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Caldwell, Charles W., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - promoted to Corporal, November 1st, 1862. - Covert, George T., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - promoted to Corporal, May 22d, 1861. - Cusic, Michael, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - missing in action at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. - Carding, William, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Cook, William G., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - died from wounds received on Marye’s Heights, Va., May 3d, 1863. - Coffin, William H., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - promoted to First Corporal, November 1st, 1862. - Colville, Alexander, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 24th, 1861. - Dewey, James S., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Day, Charles L., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Dobson, Robert J., Private, enlisted at Washington, August 3, 1861; - promoted to Corporal, December 1st, 1861. - Duckenfield, Edwin R., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 4th, 1862. - Dillmann, Christian, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 4th, 1862; died - at U. S. General Hospital, Amsden Street. Baltimore, Md., October 2d, - 1862. - Flinn, Thomas, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Finner, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, June 1st, 1861. - Feyly, Thomas, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861. - Green, William H., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861. - Groesbeck, James, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861. - Gruss, Bernard, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 4th, 1861; discharged - for disability, May 30th, 1862. - Hartrouft, William, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; - deserted from Elmira, N. Y., July 8th, 1861. - Hendrickson, Cornelius J., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, - 1861. - Hiser, Frank P., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 4th, 1861. - Hinman, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 4th, 1861; discharged - for disability, March 5th, 1863. - Klein, Jacob, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; discharged - from a wound in wrist at York, Penn. - Knowlton, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 4th, 1861; missing on - the march, and not since been heard of. - Murphy, Thomas, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; died at - Clear Spring, Md., November 2d, 1862. - Monroe, Eugene W., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; - discharged for disability, November 23, 1862. - Moran, William, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; wounded - at Marye’s Heights, slight, May 3d, 1863. - Mungum, Richard, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; - discharged for disability, November 2d, 1862. - Morse, Hiram A., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; - wounded below the knee at Marye’s Heights, Va., May 3d, 1863. - Marshall, William, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 4th, 1861; - deserted from Camp Griffin, Va., February 23d, 1862. - Odell, John, Private, enlisted April 24, 1861. - O’Neil, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; missing - in action at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. Supposed dead; last - seen very sick and prisoner. - Olds, John H., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; wounded - slightly in the head at Antietam, Md., September 17th, 1862. - Pulver, Mark D., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Palmer, Daniel, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; deserted - from Camp Granger, August 2d, 1861. - Peasley, William O., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; - wounded severely in the lung at Marye’s Heights, Va., May 3d, 1863, - since dead. - Roberts, Mark, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1801; died at - hospital, September 13th, 1862. - Ryan, Thomas, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Ridley, Richard, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; missing - in action at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. - Renner, John S., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - discharged for disability, February 18th, 1862. - Rogers, Stephen, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 26th, 1861; - discharged. Time unknown. - Shirley, Alexander, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - missing in action at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. - Simmons, William H., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - discharged December 4th, 1862; dead. - Smith, Marion W., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - wounded in the breast slightly, at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. - Smith, Charles H., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - promoted to Corporal, November 1st, 1862. - Smith, George T., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - discharged for disability, January 15th, 1863. - Slattery, Morris, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - wounded at Antietam, Md., September 17th, 1862. - Snellgrove, Luther E., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; - discharged as an alien subject, February 26th, 1862. - Taylor, Benjamin F., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Thomson, Joseph, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Outrine, Pierre, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 4th, 1861; died at - Camp Griffin, February 10th, 1862. - Van Zile, Henry, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Woolidge, Truman, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; died - at Philadelphia, Pa., September 6th, 1862. - Witt, Louis, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; killed at - Antietam, Md., September 17th, 1862. - Watson, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; discharged - March 1st, 1863. - Warner, William, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Walsch, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; wounded - at Antietam, Md., in groin, September 17th, 1862. - Waterman, Robert, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - -DIED, DISCHARGED, DESERTED, AND TRANSFERRED. - - Alexander, John W., Private, enlisted at Rochester, November 6th, 1861; - promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant. - Gunn, Jacob, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, October 31st, 1861; - discharged May 28th, 1862. - Hunter, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, October 31st, 1861. - McGraw, George C., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, October 31st, 1861; - deserted January 29th, 1862. - Swift, William B., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, October 21st, 1861; - discharged February 2d, 1863. - Saunders, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, October 31st, 1861; - deserted February 1st, 1862. - Rager, George, Private, enlisted at Buffalo, February 1st, 1862; killed - at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. - Hayden, Henry D., Private, enlisted at Rochester, September 1, 1861; - discharged December 26th, 1862. - Hermance, Andrew L., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, February 10th, 1862; - killed at Marye’s Heights, Va., May 5th, 1863. - Pulver, Algernon, Private, enlisted at Geneva, February 28th, 1862. - Beach, Lucius P., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861. - Robinson, John C., Private, enlisted at Geneva, February 28th, 1862; - wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. - Rotzkin, Martin, Private, enlisted at Geneva, February 15th, 1862; - discharged April 10th, 1862. - Pillbean, Edward, Private, enlisted at Geneva, February 15th, 1862; - discharged April 10th, 1862. - Barber, William, Private, enlisted at Geneva, February 1st, 1862. - Woodruff, Lewis D., Private, enlisted at Geneva, February 24th, 1862; - discharged January 16th, 1862. - Fantz, John, Private, enlisted at Geneva, June 9th, 1862; discharged - June 9th, 1862. - Banchman, William, Private, enlisted at Geneva, January 1st, 1862. - Wooderline, John, Private, enlisted at Geneva, April 1st, 1861; leg - amputated at Fredericksburg, May 3d, 1863. - Young, Luther, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, October 4th, 1862. - Bennett, Charles, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 20th, 1861; - discharged at Camp Granger, July, 1861. - Harrington, Albert, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, July 3d, 1861; - discharged July 1st, 1861. - Bailey, John, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, September 11th, 1862. - Batelle, John H., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, September 11th, 1862; - missing in action at Fredericksburg, Va., May 4th, 1863. - Riley, Peter, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 25th, 1862; killed - at Marye’s Heights, May 3d, 1863. - Vantile, Newton, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 15th, 1862; - discharged March 22d, 1863. - Rice, Elijah J., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 25th, 1862; - wounded in hand at Marye’s Heights, Va., May 3d, 1863. - Pierce, Samuel, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 16th, 1862. - Wunderlin, Franklin, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 26th, 1862. - Winder, Joseph, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 26th, 1862; missing - in action, May 4th, 1863. - Smith, Irving T., Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 31st, 1862; - discharged February 18th, 1863. - McBeam, Samuel, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 13th, 1862. - Seeley, William, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 26th, 1862; - discharged March, 1863. - McLaughlin, Andrew, Private, enlisted at Ovid, August 31st, 1862. - Barker, Theodore, Private, enlisted at Albany, September 14th, 1862. - Alexander, Henry N., Private, enlisted at Elmira, June 1st, 1861; - promoted to Quartermaster. - Coker, James H., Private, enlisted at Rochester, August 31st, 1862; - transferred to Brigadier Band. - Stanton, Willard, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, August 31st, 1862. - Langdon, George, Private, enlisted at Waterloo, April 24th, 1861; died - at Camp Griffin, February 24th, 1862. - - -COMPANY D. - -A large majority of this Company are still in service, being 3 years men -recruited in 1862, and assigned to Company D, retaining Captain Gifford -in command. - - Gifford, Henry J., Captain, enlisted April 25th, 1861, at Rochester, in - 13th N. Y. V.; promoted and transferred to 33d N. Y. V., Co. D. - Rossiter, Charles D., First Lieutenant, enlisted September 13th, 1862, - at Rochester; wounded May 4th, 1863, in Battle of Salem Heights; died - in hands of the enemy, May 11th, 1863. - Roach, William E., Second Lieutenant, enlisted September 13th, 1862, at - Rochester; on detached service in Ambulance Corps. - Beedle, John, First Sergeant, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Rochester. - Van Der Carr, David, Second Sergeant, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at - Canandaigua; discharged with Regiment, June 2, 1863. - Rodney, Theodore C., Third Sergeant, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at - Canandaigua; discharged with Regiment, June 2d, 1863. - Walls, James, Fourth Sergeant, enlisted August 19th, 1862, at Rochester. - Boulles, William E., Fifth Sergeant, enlisted August 19th, 1862, at - Rochester. - Hogan, Hugh, Corporal, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Rochester. - Byrne, John, Corporal, enlisted October 30th, 1862, at Bergen; discharged - with Regiment, June 2d, 1863. - Noyes, James H., Corporal, enlisted August 20th, 1862, at Rochester. - Nicholas, John Y., Corporal, enlisted August 20th, 1862, at Rochester. - Mylacraine, John E., Corporal, enlisted August 22d, 1862, at Rochester; - wounded May 4th, 1863. - Roach, Thomas W., Corporal, enlisted August 21st, 1862, at Rochester. - Michael Flood, Corporal, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Rochester; - wounded May 4th, 1863; died in hospital, Washington, May 6th, 1863. - Wark, John F., Corporal, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Rochester. - Appleton, Richard, Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Canandaigua; - sick in hospital, Frederick City, Md., since September 19th, 1862. - Andrews, James M., Private, enlisted August 21st, 1862, at Rochester. - Annis, Alonzo, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Rochester. - Bennett, Thomas, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Rochester. - Brooker, John, Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Rochester. - Boss, Henry, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Rochester; wounded - May 3d, 1863. - Buffon, John, Private, enlisted September 3d, 1862, at Rochester. - Budd, Hiram, Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Rochester; taken - prisoner May 4th, 1863. - Bayley, Alonzo, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Canandaigua. - Barras, Edwin P., Private, enlisted May 7th, 1862, at Canandaigua; - discharged with Regiment, June 2d, 1863. - Crofutt, George, Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Canandaigua; wounded - May 3d, 1863; discharged with Regiment, June 2d, 1863. - Cutler, John R., Private, enlisted August 31st, 1862, at Canandaigua. - Carroll, John, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Rochester. - Corby, Bernard, Private, enlisted August 25th, 1862, at Rochester. - Catlin, George, Private, enlisted August 22d, 1862, at Rochester. - Catlin, Byron, Private, enlisted August 22d, 1862, at Rochester. - Cooney, Patrick, Private, enlisted August 20th, 1862, at Rochester; sick - in hospital Hagerstown, Md., since October 28th, 1862. - De Plaa, Bastian, Private, enlisted August 25th, 1862, at Rochester. - Dawson, Homer, Private, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Rochester. - Devine, Charles, Private, enlisted September 20th, 1862, at Albany. - Foley, Wm., Private, enlisted August 22d, 1862, at Rochester; wounded - May 3d, 1863. - Finn, John, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Rochester. - Gifford, N. C. M., Private, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Rochester; - Brigade Headqu’rs. - Gorham, Edmund L., Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Rochester. - Geelen, Barnet, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Rochester; - wounded May 3d, 1863. - Groer, Freeman, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Rochester. - Gibbs, Walter, Private, enlisted August 20th, 1862, at Rochester. - Gleason, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 7th, ’61, at Canandaigua; - discharged June 2d, 1863. - Herrick, George B., Private, enlisted August 25th, 1862, at Rochester, - Brigade Hqrs. - Horton, Nathan S., Private, enlisted August 25th, 1862, at Rochester; - taken prisoner May 3d, 1863. - Howard, George H., Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Rochester; - killed in action, May 2d, 1863. - Hack, Nathan, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Rochester. - Housam, John, Private, enlisted Sept. 3d, 1862, at Rochester. - Hoste, John, Private, enlisted Sept. 26th, 1862, at Rochester; missing - in action, May 4th, 1863. - Jenkins, William, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Rochester; - sick in hospital, Washington, D. C., since November 15th, 1862. - Justice, John, Private, enlisted August 21st, 1862, at Rochester. - Keers, Matthew, Private, enlisted August 20th, 1862, at Rochester; taken - prisoner, May 4th, 1863. - Kenedy, John, Private, enlisted August 20th, 1862, at Rochester. - Kennison, Henry, Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Rochester. - Lyon, James S., Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Canandaigua. - Lewis, Henry W., Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Rochester; - discharged June 2d, 1863. - Lighthart, Michael, Private, enlisted April 23d, 1862, at Rochester; - taken prisoner, May 4th, 1863. - Miles, Franklin, Private, enlisted April 28th, 1862, at Rochester. - McGorey, James, Private, enlisted April 21st, 1862, at Rochester. - McNeiss, Valentine, Private, enlisted April 29th, 1862, at Rochester; - killed in action, May 4th, 1863. - McGowan, Albert S., Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Canandaigua; - discharged June 2d, 1863. - Murphy, Edward, Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Canandaigua; - discharged June 2d, 1863. - Nelligan, Michael, Private, enlisted August 21st, 1862, at Rochester; - taken prisoner, May 4th, 1863. - O’Donnell, Edward, Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Rochester; - sick in Division Hospital. - O’Regan, Timothy, Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Rochester. - O’Neill, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Canandaigua; - discharged June 2d, 1863. - Otis, Joseph E., Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Canandaigua; - discharged June 2d, 1863. - Porter, Dolphus S., Private, enlisted August 31st, 1862, at Rochester; - wounded May 3d, 1863. - Pulford, Schuyler, Private, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Rochester. - Pike, Harmon, Private, enlisted Sept. 1st, 1862, at Rochester; taken - prisoner, May 3d, 1863. - Rogers, Oscar, Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Canandaigua; - discharged June 1st, 1863. - Scholz, John G., Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Canandaigua. - Smith, Michael, Private, enlisted August 21st, 1862, at Rochester. - Stimers, Philip S., Private, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Rochester. - Sweeney, Patrick, Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Rochester. - Swift, Benjamin, Private, enlisted Sept. 26th, 1862, at Rochester; - killed in action at Fredericksburg, Va., May 3d, 1863. - Sherman, Albert V., Private, enlisted August 25th, 1862, at Rochester. - Teller, John B., Private, enlisted August 22d, 1862, at Rochester. - Uttley, Thomas, Private, enlisted August 21st, 1862, at Rochester. - Volze, George, Private, enlisted August 23d, 1862, at Rochester. - Vanderhorist, Henry, Private, enlisted August 27th, 1862, at Rochester. - Vanderpool, James, Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Rochester. - Witter, William O., Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Canandaigua; - taken prisoner May 4th, 1863. - -DISCHARGED. - - Daily, Michael, Private, enlisted May 7th, 1861, at Canandaigua; - discharged June 2d, 1863. - Drake, Henry R., Private, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Rochester; - discharged for disability, February 6th, 1863. - Weeks, I. N. M., Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Rochester; - discharged for disability, February 6th, 1863. - -DIED. - - Aldridge, Jonas C., Private, enlisted August 24th, 1862, at Rochester; - died November 29th, 1862, in Camp on Acquia Creek, Va. - Jobes, James S., Private, enlisted August 26th, 1862, at Rochester; died - December 23d, 1862, in Camp at White Oak Church, Va. - - -COMPANY E. - - Warford, Wilson B., Captain, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Gummer, John, First Lieutenant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Second - Lieutenant at enrolment; promoted to First Lieutenant, June 28th, 1862, - vice Church, killed. - Church, Moses, First Lieutenant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - killed in action on June 28th, 1862. - Smith, Walter H., Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - First Sergeant at enrolment; promoted to Second Lieutenant, June 28th, - 1862, vice Gummer, promoted; discharged March 27th, 1863, by order Gen. - Sedgwick. - Sands, George, First Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private - at enrolment to July 17th, 1861; then Corporal to September 1st, 1861; - then Sergeant to June 28th, 1862; then First Sergeant by order of Col. - Taylor. - Thompson, Samuel, Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Fox, Frank, Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment to July 31st, 1861; then Corporal to July 1st, 1862; then - Sergeant by order of Col. Taylor. - Dana, Orville, Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment to October 17th, 1862; then Corporal to November 1st, 1862; - then Sergeant by order of Col. Taylor. - Smith, Tilton E., Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Williams, Francis, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private - at enrolment to July 31st, 1862; then Corporal by order of Col. Taylor. - Copeland, Thomas, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment to January 1st, 1862; then Corporal by order of Col. Taylor. - Taggart, John S., Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment to January 1st, 1862; then Corporal by order of Col. Taylor. - Ayers, Jackson, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; absent, sick - in hospital at Alexandria, Va., since March 25th, 1862. - Armstrong, David, Private, enlisted May 4th, 1862, at Geneva. - Barnes, Sheldon, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Boga, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Black, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Baty, Robert, Private, enlisted Dec. 19th, 1861, at Geneva. - Bissell, Frederick, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Brown, Thomas, Private, enlisted Feb. 3d, 1862, at Geneva; absent, sick - in hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, since July 1st, 1862. - Buckley, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Clarke, Milton, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Childs, David, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Degraw, Charles, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; on detached - service on Western Gunboat since February 10th, 1862, by order of Sec’y - of war. - Ewald, Henry, Private, enlisted December 14th, 1861, at Geneva; absent - sick in hospital, Georgetown, D. C., since March 10th, 1862. - Eldridge, Christopher, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Fox, Mattison, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Fox, Henry, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Haskins, Henry, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; paroled - prisoner. - Hall, John W., Private, enlisted February 3d, 1862, at Geneva; absent, - sick in hospital, Philadelphia. - Harrison, William, Private, enlisted February 3d, 1862, at Geneva; - absent, sick in hospital, Philadelphia. - Hazleton, James T., Private, enlisted February 26th, 1862, at Geneva. - Jessey, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; paroled - prisoner. - Johnson, Goodell, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Kincaid, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Luce, George, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Luce, Samuel, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - McClees, James, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Mungar, Melvin, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; paroled - prisoner. - Parkhurst, Nathan, Private, enlisted December 28th, 1861, at Geneva. - Whitmore, Seth, Private, enlisted December 26th, 1861, at Geneva; absent - sick in hospital, New York City, since July 1st, 1862. - Watrous, Samuel, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - -DISCHARGED. - - Attwood, Elijah, Private, enlisted August 9th, 1861, at Washington, - D. C.; discharged September 13th, 1862, at New York City, on Surgeon’s - certificate. - Childs, Reuben, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - October 13th, 1862, at Washington, D. C., on Surgeon’s certificate. - Fisher, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - November 19th, 1862, at Annapolis, Md., on Surgeon’s certificate. - Geer, Lorenzo, Private, enlisted January 8th, 1862, at Geneva; - discharged September 26th, 1862, at Washington, D. C., per order Gen. - Wadsworth. - Johnson, George, Private, enlisted February 12th, 1862, at Geneva; - discharged February 25th, 1863, at Philadelphia, Pa., on Surgeon’s - certificate. - Mather, John, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - January 15th, 1863, at Washington, D. C., on Surgeon’s certificate. - Moore, Wallace, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - January 6th, 1862, at Camp Griffin, Va., on Surgeon’s certificate. - Stoddard, William, Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - discharged April 16th, 1863, at New York City; expiration of term of - service. - Workley, Jacob, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - January 29th, 1863, at Fortress Monroe, on Surgeon’s certificate. - -TRANSFERRED. - - Armstrong, William, Private, August 29th, 1862, at Rochester; transferred - to Company D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Bush, Eli C., Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Geneseo; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Boyce, Philip G., Private, enlisted August 28th, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Calderwood, Hugh C., Private, enlisted August 30th, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Forsyth, George, Private, enlisted August 31st, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Farrar, Amos, Private, enlisted August 31st, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Hulburt, William, Private, enlisted August 14th, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Martin, David A., Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - transferred to Regimental Band July, 1861, per order of Col. Taylor. - O’Donohue, Cornelius, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - transferred to Co. K, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., July 6th, 1861, per order - of Col. Taylor. - Richardson, Henry, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - transferred to Regimental Band July, 1861, per order of Col. Taylor. - Richmond, Bela P., Private, enlisted August 14th, 1862, at Geneseo; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Roberts, George, Jun., Private, enlisted August 21st, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Wetherel, Seymour B., Private, enlisted August 20th, 1862, at Geneseo; - transferred to Co. D, N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Warren, Harlow P., Private, enlisted August 25th, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Winney, Henry, Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - McGinn, Patrick, Private, enlisted August 25th, 1862, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Handy, John, Private, enlisted August 14th, 1862, at Geneseo; transferred - to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., per order of Gen. Sedgwick. - -DIED. - - Connor, John, Musician, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died July - 7th, 1831, at Washington, D. C., of disease. - Campbell, John, Private, enlisted December 24th, 1861, at Geneva; died - September 29th, 1862, at Burketsville, Md., of wounds received in - action. - Clark, Isaac, Private, enlisted February 26th, 1862, at Geneva; died - August 15th, 1862, at Philadelphia. Pa., of disease. - Ewald, Frederick, Private, enlisted December 19th, 1861, at Geneva; died - April 6th, 1862, at Baltimore, Md., of disease. - Eastwood, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died - September 21st, 1862, at Fortress Monroe, of disease. - Johnston, James, Private, enlisted January 13th, 1862, at Geneva; died - March 7th, 1862, at Georgetown, D. C., of disease. - Johnson, Lemuel, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died - September 14th, 1863, at New York City, of disease. - Shardlow, Joseph, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died - September 17th, 1862, at Fortress Monroe, of disease. - Spencer, Jason, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died - September 15th, 1862, at Georgetown, D. C., of disease. - Thatcher, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died - September 23d, 1862, at Philadelphia, Pa., of disease. - Thatcher, Bertram, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died - October 9th, 1862, at Washington, D. C., of disease. - Night, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died October - 17th, 1862, at Washington. D. C., of disease. - Jenkins, Benjamin, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died - October 1st, 1861, at Baltimore, Md., of disease. - Zimmer, Peter, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died February - 5th, 1862, at Camp Griffin, Va., of disease. - Courts, Robert, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died May 5th, - 1862, of wounds received in action. - Russell, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; died May 4th, - 1863, of wounds received in action. - Smith, Eli P., Private, enlisted August 29th, 1862, at Geneseo; died May - 4th, 1863, of wounds received in action. - -DESERTED. - - Ames, Jonathan, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 6th, 1861, from Elmira. - Beardsley, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 27th, 1861, from Washington. - Burdict, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 8th, 1861, from Elmira. - Collins, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted Oct. - 31st, 1862, from Philadelphia. - Doty, John E., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted July - 8th, 1861, from Elmira. - Finnitz, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 7th, 1861, from Elmira. - Granning, Jeremiah, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 21st, 1861, from Washington. - Jones, James, Private, enlisted May 9th, 1861, at Elmira; deserted May - 2d, 1863, from Fredericksburg, Va. - McMurry, Woodruff, Private, enlisted June 1st, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 31st, ’61, from Washington. - Mathews, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - June 28th, ’62, from Camp Griffin, Va. - Millspaugh, Oscar, Musician, enlisted Dec. 16th, 1861, at Geneva; - deserted June 15th, ’62, from Gaines’ Mills, Va. - Palmer, Edward, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - Jan. 22d, ’62, from Camp Griffin, Va. - Perrigo, Charles, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 7th, ’61, from Elmira. - Seeley, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 8th, ’61, from Elmira. - Simmonds, James H., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 8th, ’61, from Elmira. - Starks, Eugene, Private, enlisted Sept. 12th, 1861, at Washington; - deserted April 1st, 1863, from Western Gunboat. - Wood, Sheldon, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 24th, 1861, from Washington, D. C. - Wiseman, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 6th, 1861, from Elmira. - Wilber, Chauncey, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted - July 31st, 1861, from Washington, D. C. - Hill, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; deserted July - 31st, 1861, from Washington, D. C. - -DROPPED. - - Lenheart, Godfrey, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; missing - in action since May 5th, 1862. - McKee, Peter, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; same as above. - Master, Abram, Private, enlisted Feb. 10th, 1862, at Geneva; same as - above. - Pelton, Loami C., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; same as - above. - Russell, William, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; same as above. - Seager, Jacob, Private, enlisted July 7th, 1881, at Elmira; Eugene Starks - substituted in his place September 12th, 1861, per order of Col. - Taylor. - Williams, John, Private, enlisted March 24th, 1862, at Geneva; missing in - action since May 5th, 1862. - Coffin, Merritt S., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1881, at Elmira. - - -COMPANY F. - - McNair, James M., Captain, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Hamilton, George T., First Lieutenant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, - N. Y.; resigned Feb. 6th, 1862. - King, Henry G., First Lieutenant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, - N. Y.; promoted to First Lieutenant, Feb. 6th, 1862; resigned Dec. - 27th, 1862; wounded at Antietam. - Hills, Henry A., First Lieutenant, enlisted May 13, 1861, at Nunda, N. - Y.; was First Sergeant to Feb. 6th, 1862; then Second Lieutenant, Dec. - 27th, 1862; then First Lieutenant. - Winship, John F., Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, - N. Y.; was Sergeant to March 22d, 1862; then First Sergeant to Dec. - 27th, 1862; then Second Lieutenant. - Riley, James, First Sergeant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - was Sergeant from enrolment to Dec. 27th, 1862. - McDuffie, Irving J., Sergeant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - was wounded at Fredericksburg. - Cain, Alfred H., Sergeant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; was - Corporal from enrolment to April 19th, 1862. - Shaw, Hosea F., Sergeant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; was - Private from enrolment to March 22d, 1862; then Corporal to Dec 7th, - 1862. - Stebbins, Edwin, Sergeant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; was - Private from enrolment to March 22d, 1862; then Corporal to Dec. 9th, - 1862. - Haver, James, Corporal, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; was - Private from enrolment to Dec. 4th, 1862; taken prisoner at - Fredericksburg. - Cain, Justus H., Corporal, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; was - Private from enrolment to Jan. 7th, 1863. - Weaver, Charles H., Corporal, enlisted Oct. 22d, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - was Private from enrolment to March 22d, 1862; wounded at Antietam. - Watson, Robert H., Corporal, collated May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - was Private from enrolment to April 19th, 1862; wounded at - Fredericksburg. - Rogers, Michael, Corporal, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; was - Private from enrolment to Jan. 1st, 1863; wounded at Fredericksburg. - Smith, Henry, Corporal, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; was - Private from enrolment to Jan. 1st, 1863; wounded at Fredericksburg. - Aspinwall, Aikin, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Benson, George, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Beach, Eugene, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Buchanan, Edwin, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Calkins, Willard, E., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - wounded at Williamsburg, Va. - Christy, James, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Carroll, Terrence, Private, enlisted Dec. 18th, 1861, at Mount Morris. - Daggett, George W., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Duyree, Schuyler, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Ellis, Franklin, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Ellis, Wesley, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Emery, John W., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Franklin, Warren, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Franklin, John, Private, enlisted July 4th. 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Haskins, Edwin, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Hatch, Samuel W., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Lockwood, George M., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - detailed in Signal Corps from Jan. 1st, 1862. - La Foy, John, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Marshall, William J., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Martin, George D., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Merithew, Philander, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - taken prisoner at Fredericksburg, May 4th, 1863. - Morrison, Jeremiah, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - wounded at Fredericksburg, May 4th, 1863. - Newman, Charles, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Norris, James, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Newell, Rufus H., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Paine, John D., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Porter, Martin L., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - taken prisoner at Williamsburg, May 9th, 1862. - Pool, Charles W., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Pool, George M., Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Reynard, Horatio B., Private, enlisted Oct. 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Robbins, Hiram O., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Riol, John, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Corning, N. Y. - Skillen, John S., Private, enlisted May 12th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Smith, Phillip, Private, enlisted May 12th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Sargent, Francis W., Private, enlisted May 12th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Streeter, Harrison, Private, enlisted May 12th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Sweeney, William, Private, enlisted Dec. 25th, 1861, at Geneva, N. Y. - Turrill, Beebe T., Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Threehouse, Francis, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Washbon, Theodore, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - Watson, Albert P., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y. - -KILLED IN BATTLE. - - Smith, Elias, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; killed - in battle at Antietam, Sept. 17th, 1862. - Cosnett, William J., Private, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - killed in battle at Fredericksburg, May 4th, 1863. - Bardwell, Norton, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - killed in battle at Fredericksburg, May 4th, 1863. - -DIED. - - Bacon, Gardner, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; died - Oct. 3d, 1861, at Fort Ethan Allen, of ictus solis. - Van Brunt, Ervin, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; died - Oct. 16th, 1861, at Fort Ethan Allen, of dysentery. - Prentice, George H., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - died Feb. 28th, 1862, at Camp Griffin, Va., of typhoid fever. - Shilson, Daniel, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - died March, 1862, at Alexandria, Va.; fever. - Lowe, Charles R., Sergeant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - died April 19th, 1862, at Newport News, Va.; typhoid fever. - Whitting, Whitfield, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - died June 1st, 1862, at Yorktown, Va.; fever. - Maynard, Thaddeus, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - died Aug. 6th, 1862, at Philadelphia, of fever. - Schwartz, Henry, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; died - Aug. 10th, 1862, of fever. - Delong, John, Sergeant, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; died - Dec. 4th, 1862, at Hagerstown, Md., of chronic diarrhœa. - Darmon, Augustus L., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - died Nov. 11th, 1862, at Soldiers’ Home, Washington, of dysentery. - Patterson, Eben, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - died Dec. 30th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y., of diarrhœa. - -DESERTED. - - Palmer, James, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - deserted July 7th, 1861, at Elmira, N. Y. - Barnum, William, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - deserted July 8th, 1861, at Elmira, N. Y. - Benjamin, George, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - deserted Aug. 1st, 1861, at Washington, D. C. - Chambers, George, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - deserted Aug. 20th, 1861, at Washington, D. C. - Warren, Samuel, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - deserted Aug, 25th, 1861, at Washington, D. C. - Winnie, James, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - deserted Sept. 28th, 1861, at Fort Ethan Allen. - Koppie, Gottlieb, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - deserted Nov. 17th, 1861, at Camp Griffin, Va. - Emery, Henry, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; deserted - July 8th, 1861, at Elmira, N. Y. - Guy, Clinton, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; deserted - May 8th, 1862, at Williamsburg, Va. - -DISCHARGED. - - Wilson, Marvin, Private, enlisted Aug. 28th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, Va., Jan. 16th, 1863. - Randall, James, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Elmira, N. Y., June 18th, 1861, on account of disability. - Green, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Elmira, N. Y., June 20th, 1861, on account of disability. - Hays, Edwin, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Elmira, June 20th, 1861, on account of disability. - Gillett, James, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Washington, D. C., Aug. 4th, 1861, on account of - disability. - Phillips, Samuel, Corporal, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Washington, D. C., Aug. 4th, 1861, on account of - disability. - Mayhew, Reuben, Corporal, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Washington, D. C., Aug. 4th, 1861, on account of - disability. - Hall, Robert, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Washington, D. C., Aug. 15th, 1861, on account of - disability. - Hurlburt, Henry, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at General Hospital, Alexandria, Va., March, 1862, on - account of disability. - Gregory, Dwight, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Yorktown, April 30th, 1862, on account of disability. - Bently, David, Private, enlisted July 4th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Washington, D. C., April, 1862, on account of disability. - Preston, Warren, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Washington, D. C., Jan. 1st, 1863, on account of - disability. - Partridge, Norman, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Washington, D. C., Jan. 6th, 1863, on account of - disability. - Phetterplace, Edwin, Private, enlisted April 3d, 1862, at Geneva, N. Y.; - discharged at Albany, N. Y.; Jan. 16th, 1863 on account of disability. - Bump, James, Private, enlisted Aug. 26th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Albany, N. Y., March, 1863, on account of disability. - Dodge, William D., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Baltimore. Md., March 5th, 1863, on account of - disability. - Fuller, Henry F., Private, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1892, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Div. Hospital, White-Oak Church, April 13th, 1863, on - account of disability. - Stebbins, James K., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - discharged at Antietam General Hospital April 14th, 1863, on account - of disability. - -TRANSFERRED. - - Greenwood, Jonathan, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred. - Carter, John J., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Regimental Band, Aug. 1st, 1861. - Barker, John F., Private, enlisted May 13th, 1861, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred and promoted to Quartermaster-Sergeant Thirty-third New - York. - Clark, Michael, Private, enlisted Aug. 24th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred and promoted to Commissary Sergeant Thirty-third New York, - May 22d, ’62. - Driscoll, Michael, Private, enlisted Aug. 29th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D. 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Doly, Howard B., Private, enlisted Aug. 25th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Dibble, Alvin H., Private, enlisted Oct. 15th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Duryee, Eugene, Private, enlisted Sept. 17th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Evans, David M., Private, enlisted Aug. 20th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Greenwood, William, Private, enlisted Aug. 27th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Herrick, Mortimer, Private, enlisted Aug. 27th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., at Brigade - Headquarters. - Hilyer, Ezekiel, Private, enlisted Sept. 29th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Johnson, John F., Private, enlisted Aug. 28th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Lamb, David G., Private, enlisted Aug. 16th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Lieb, Jacob, Private, enlisted Aug. 26th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Nolan, William J., Private, enlisted Aug. 16th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Piper, Henry W., Private, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Reckard, Orman, Private, enlisted Aug. 16th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Sherman, Delos, Private, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - Smith, Delancy, Private, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - White, Joseph, Private, enlisted Aug. 30th, 1862, at Nunda, N. Y.; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y., and attached to 49th N. Y., May 15th, - 1863. - -COMPANY G. - - Gale, George A., Captain, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; First - Sergeant at enrolment; promoted to Second Lieutenant 20th of May, 1862 - (vice Corning promoted); promoted to First Lieutenant 15th of Oct., - 1862 (vice Evstaphieve resigned); promoted Captain 27th of Dec., 1862 - (vice Hamilton promoted); assumed command 15th Jan., 1863. - Hamilton, Theodore B., Captain, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - promoted Lieutenant-Colonel 62d N. Y. V., 27th Dec., 1862; relieved - from command of Company 14th Jan., 1863—order of Gen. Neill. - Marshall, George W., First Lieutenant, enlisted Sept. 21st, 1861, at - Buffalo; Sergeant at enrolment; First Sergeant 20th May, 1862; promoted - Second Lieutenant 15th Oct., 1862 (vice Gale promoted); then First - Lieutenant 27th Dec., 1862 (vice Gale promoted). - Evstaphieve, Alexis E., First Lieutenant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at - Elmira; resigned; resignation accepted 14th Oct., 1862—order War - Department. - Crain, Byron F., Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - Corporal at enrolment, Co. D; promoted Second Lieutenant 27th Dec., - 1862 (vice Marshall promoted). - Germain, Ira V., Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - dismissed by order of War Department. - Thiebold, William H., First Sergeant, enlisted Sept. 21st, 1861, at - Buffalo; private at enrolment; Corporal 4th Nov. 1861; Sergeant 20th - May, 1862; First Sergeant 15th Oct., 1862—by order of Col. Taylor. - Hagar, Lucas, Sergeant, enlisted Sept. 21st, 1861, at Buffalo; Private at - enrolment; Sergeant 27th July, 1862—by order Col. Taylor. - Dunn, William J., Sergeant, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo; Private - at enrolment; Sergeant 2d Aug., 1862—by order Col. Taylor. - Broughton, Henry, Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private - at enrolment; Corporal 4th Nov., 1861; Sergeant 2d Sept., 1862—by order - Col. Taylor. - Frazer, John J., Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Corporal - at enrolment; Sergeant 15th Oct., 1862—order Col. Taylor; transferred - from Co. D, 18th Oct., 1862, order Gen. Vinton. - McCarthy, James, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; Corporal 1st Aug., 1862—order Col. Taylor. - Storey, Henry, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; Corporal 1st July, 1861; transferred from Co. D 11th Oct., - 1862, order of Gen. Vinton. - Lovett, Charles, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; Corporal 1st July, 1861; transferred from Co. D 18th Oct., - 1862—order of Gen. Vinton. - Patterson, Benjamin, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private - at enrolment; Corporal 1st Jan., 1863—order Col. Taylor; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862; order Gen. Vinton. - Palmer, George W., Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; Private - at enrolment; Corporal 1st May, 1862—order Col. Taylor; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Armstrong, Asel, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira, transferred - from Co. D, 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Altmyer, Franklin A., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Acker, James, Private, enlisted Nov. 22d, 1861, at Camp Griffin. - Blamey, Robert W., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1862, at Elmira; wounded - 3d of May, 1863. - Booker, Michael, Private, enlisted April 10th, 1862, at Buffalo; wounded - 3d of May, 1863. - Brown, William H., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Brown, Francis L., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - transferred from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Barchin, Henry, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Bliss, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred from - Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton, wounded 4th May, 1862. - Brune, Horace, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; absent Western - Gunboat. - Cummings, Edward, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Carney, John W., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Chapel, Samuel, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Desmond, Timothy, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Drum, Jacob, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Buffalo. - Decker, John I., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Davis, Henry G., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Fosburg, Albert, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Fuller, Mortimer, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Graham, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Germain, Peter, Private, enlisted June 30th, 1861, at Elmira. - Hart, Edward M., Private, enlisted May 25th, 1862, at Elmira. Sergeant - at enrolment. - Hager, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 25th, 1862, at Elmira. - Heisre, John, Private, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo. - Howard, Timothy, Private, enlisted Oct, 18th, 1861, at Buffalo. - Harrison, George, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., ’62—order Gen. Vinton. - Herriman, Henry R., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - transferred from Co. D 18th Oct., ’62—order Gen. Vinton. - Hackett, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., ’62—order Gen. Vinton. - Kline, Henry, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., ’62—order Gen. Vinton. - Knox, Samuel, Private, enlisted Jan. 21st, 1862, at Buffalo. - Lafoy, Leonard, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Lubback, Robert, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - McGeary, James, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - McConnell, Andrew, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - transferred from Co. D 1st Nov., 1862—order Col. Taylor. - McCarthy, Thomas, Private, enlisted Oct., 16th, 1861, at Buffalo. - Mack, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Mazelos, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Overholster, Eli, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Oswald, Henry, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; absent - wounded 17th Sept., 1862, at Antietam. - Oshler, Jacob, Private, enlisted March 6th, 1862, at Buffalo; absent - wounded 17th Sept., 1862, Antietam. - Owens, Asa B., Private, enlisted April 16th, 1862, at Buffalo; absent - wounded Sept., 27, 1862, at Antietam. - Rook, George, Private, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo; absent - wounded 17th Sept., 1862, at Antietam. - Rolsten, James, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Buffalo. - Rice, Peter, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Buffalo. Corporal at - enrolment; Private Oct. 14th, 1862—order Lt. Col. Corning. - Randall, Jabez, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Buffalo. Transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Shipfer, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Buffalo. - Smith, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Buffalo. - Starkey, Charles, Private, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo; absent, - wounded 3d May, 1863 - Sloan, John, H., Private, enlisted Sept. 30th, 1861, at Buffalo. - Tripp, Winfield, Private, enlisted April 14th, 1861, at Buffalo. - Thomas, Isaac, Private, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo. - Wiley, James W., Private, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo. - Williams, Robert, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira. - Wologan, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton. - Wood, Edwin H., Private, enlisted Oct. 22d, 1861, at Bergen; transferred - from Co. D 18th Oct., 1862—order Gen. Vinton; absent sick. - -DISCHARGED. - - Conroy, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 24th July, 1861—Surgeon’s certificate of disability, per order War - Department. - Mackentile, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - discharged 24th July, 1861—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per order - War Department. - Kelly, Thomas, Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 14th Aug., 1861—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per order Gen. Smith. - McDonald, Frank, Private, enlisted June 27th, 1861, at Buffalo; - discharged 14th Sept., 1861—order War Department. - Edsall, George W., Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - discharged 3d Nov., 1861—Surgeon’s certificate disability. - Parkhurst, Franklin, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - discharged 28th Feb., 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per order - Gen. Smith. - Gillett, Edward, Private, enlisted Sept. 30th, 1861, at Buffalo; - discharged 28th Feb., 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per order - Gen. Smith. - Waite, John H., Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 9th March, 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per order Gen. Smith. - Keely, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 9th March, 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per order Gen. Smith. - Welch, Almond, Private, enlisted Oct. 11th, 1861, at Buffalo; discharged - 9th March, 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per order Gen. Smith. - Campbell, Peter, Corporal, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 24th March, 1862, per order War Department. - McCracken, Henry, Private, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo; - discharged 24th March, 1862, per order War Department. - Mesler, John, Private, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo; discharged - 24th March, 1862, per order War Department. - Tunney, William H., Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; - discharged 24th March, 1862, per order War Department. - Harrison, Edward, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 21st April, 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability. - Motter, Thomas H., Private, enlisted March 8th, 1862, at Buffalo; - discharged 11th Sept., 1862. - Krein, Joseph, Private, enlisted June 29th, 1861, at Buffalo; discharged - 11th Oct., 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability. - Adams, Daniel, Private, enlisted April 5th, 1862, at Buffalo; discharged - 28th June, 1862. - Center, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 28th June, 1862. - Meyers, Peter, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 28th June, 1862. - Bridge, Edward, Private, enlisted March 25th, 1863, at Buffalo; - discharged 28th June, 1862. - Howes, George, Corporal, enlisted June 29th, 1862, at Buffalo; discharged - 17th Nov. 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability. - Bruce, Daniel, Private, enlisted May 22d, 1861, at Elmira; discharged - 16th Dec., 1862—Surgeon’s certificate disability. - Braft, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; discharged 9th - Dec., 63—Surgeon’s certificate disability. - Bond, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; discharged 3d - Jan., ’62—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per Gen. Smith’s order. - Clark, Edward, Private, enlisted May 22d,’61, at Elmira; discharged 11th - Jan., ’63—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per Gen. Smith’s order. - Corcoran, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - 11th Jan., ’63—Surgeon’s certificate disability, per Gen. Smith’s - order. - Monks, Lawrence, Private, enlisted Dec 21st, ’61, at Buffalo; discharged - 2d Jan., ’63—Surgeon’s certificate disability. - -TRANSFERRED. - - Wood, Lorenzo D., Private, enlisted Aug. 30th, ’62, at Canandaigua; - transferred 17th Nov., ’62, by order Gen. Vinton—Brigade Band. - Burwell, Nathan A., Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; - transferred May, ’63, by order Col. Taylor. - -DIED. - - Edwards, John C., Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; died in - Hospital Washington, D. C., Aug. 18th. ’61. - Weisgerber, Peter, Private, enlisted June 29th, ’61, at Buffalo; died at - Camp Lyon, D. C., 1st Sept., ’61. - Conners, Patrick, Private, enlisted June 29th, ’61, at Buffalo; died at - Camp Griffin, Va., 20th Nov., ’61. - Cooper, James W., Private, enlisted June 29th, ’61, at Buffalo; died at - Camp Griffin, Va., Dec., ’61. - Van Boklin, John A., Private, enlisted June 29th, ’61, at Buffalo; died - in Hospital, Philadelphia, March, ’61. - Baker, James W., Private, enlisted June 29th, ’61, at Buffalo; missing - in battle 29th June, ’62. - Conners, Thomas, Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Camp, Harrison’s Landing, 2d Aug., ’62. - Stanfield, Charles, Private, enlisted June 29th, ’61, at Buffalo; died - at Antietam, Md., 17th Sept., ’62—wounded in battle. - Aseltryse, Benjamin J., Private, enlisted May 23d, ’61, at Elmira; died - at Bakersville, Md., 9th Oct., ’62. - Eastman, Henry, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Hagerstown, 27th Oct., ’62. - Halo, George C., Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Hagerstown, 14th Nov., ’62. - -DESERTERS. - - Acker, Martin C., Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Aug. 17, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Lee, John, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. 20, - ’61, from Washington, D. C. - McNeal, James, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 20, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Pierce, Joseph, Private, enlisted June 29, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted Aug. - 21, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Smith, Henry S., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 21, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Wilson, James, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 21, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Williams, Seth, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 21, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Davis, Edward D., Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Aug. 23, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - French, John B., Private, enlisted May 22d,’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 23, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Irwin, Cornelius, Private, enlisted May 20, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 23, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Martin, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 23, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Morse Henry B., Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 23, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Patchin, Samuel, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 10, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Rodney, John F., Private, enlisted May 23d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 10, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Rogers, Henry, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 10, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Rogers, Peter, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Aug. - 10, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Slocum, Theodore, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Aug. 24, ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Wells, William H., Sergeant, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Sept., ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Andrew, James, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Sept., - ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Adams, George, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Sept., - ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Stedman, Theodore, Private, enlisted May 23d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Sept., ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Todd, George, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Sept., - ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Beldan, Edward, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Sept., 61, from Washington, D. C. - Watson, George H., Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Sept., ’61, from Washington, D. C. - Grant, John, Private, enlisted June 29, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted Sept. - 7, ’61, from Camp Lyon, D. C. - Hamilton, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Sept. 28, from Camp Ethan Allen. - Calwell, George, Private, enlisted Sept. 20, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted - Jan. 1, ’62, from Camp Griffin, Va. - Marley, Thomas, Musician, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Nov. - 16, ’61, from Camp Griffin, Va. - Stewart, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Nov. - 16, ’61, from Camp Griffin, Va. - Strong, William, Private, enlisted June 29, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted - Jan. 27, ’62, from Camp Griffin, Va. - Burke, William, Private, enlisted June 29, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted June - 6, ’62, from Camp Lincoln, Va. - Miller, Henry, Private, enlisted Dec. 21, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted June - 6, ’62, from Camp Lincoln, Va. - Welch, Walter, Private, enlisted Dec. 11, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted June - 6, ’62, from Camp Lincoln, Va. - Bennetta, John, Sergeant, enlisted June 29, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted - July 28, 62, from Harrison’s Landing, Va. - Ried, Robert, Private, enlisted June 29, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted July - 28, ’62, from Harrison’s Landing, Va. - Newton, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Sept. - 1, ’62, from Fort Monroe, Va. - Higgins, Edward, Private, enlisted Dec. 15, ’61, at Buffalo; deserted - Sept. 4, ’62, from Fairfax, Va. - Hagner, William, Private, enlisted Feb. 4, ’62, at Buffalo; deserted - Sept. 4, ’62, from Fairfax. Va. - Wentink, John, Private, enlisted, May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted Nov. - 17, ’62, on march, Va. - Benson, David F., Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - Dec. 5, ’62, from Acquia River, Va. - Curtiss, Edward P., Corporal, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - from Paroled Camp, Annapolis, Md. - Benson, David, T., Private, enlisted Sept. 2d, ’62, at Canandaigua; - deserted April 20, ’63, from White Oak Church, Va. - Cresswell, William, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - from Paroled Camp, Annapolis, Va. - Stewart, Daniel W., Private, enlisted Aug. 23d, ’62, at Rochester; - deserted from While Oak Church, Va. - - -COMPANY H. - - Platner, John S., Captain, enlisted May 1, 1801, at Geneva; promoted to - Major, vice Major J. Mann, resigned, November 24, ’62. - Drake, Alexander H., Captain, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted - to Captain from First Lieutenant, vice Captain Platner promoted January - 24, ’62. - Niles, Reuben C., First Lieutenant, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; - promoted to First Lieutenant from Second Lieutenant, vice First - Lieutenant A. H. Drake; promoted, January 24, ’62, and resigned - December 5, ’62. - Cole, Otis, First Lieutenant, enlisted August 28, ’62, at Rochester; - promoted from Private to First Lieutenant, October 13, ’62. - Guion, J. Marshall, Second Lieutenant; promoted from Sergeant Co. A, - to Second Lieutenant Co. H, January 24, ’62, vice Second Lieutenant - R. C. Niles, promoted - December 28, ’62. - Porter, Sylvester, Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; - promoted from First Sergeant to Second Lieutenant, October 16, ’62. - Ringer, Charles, First Sergeant, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted - from Sergeant to First Sergeant, January 1, ’63. - Whitney, William H. Sergeant, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted - from Corporal to Sergeant, September 15, ’61. - Acker, David, Sergeant, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted from - Corporal to Sergeant, December 31, ’61. - O’Flaherty, Edward, Sergeant, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted - from Private to Corporal, December 28, ’61, and from Corporal to - Sergeant, March 9, ’62. - Wagner, Joseph F., Sergeant, transferred from Corporal Co. C. - Hamilton, John M., Corporal, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted - from Private to Corporal, August 12, ’61. - Buchanan, John G., Corporal, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted - from Private to Corporal, August 15, ’62. - Van Gelder, Charles, Corporal, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted - from Private to Corporal, October 17, ’61. - Madagar, Michael N., Corporal, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; promoted - from Private to Corporal, October 17, ’61. - Barr, Archibald, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Bakeman, Martin B., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Barker, George E., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Brundage, Gilbert F., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; detached - as Teamster in the Brig. Q. M. Dept. - Burridge, Joseph H., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; wounded - in battle at Garnett’s Hill, Va., June 28, ’62; went to Gen’l Hospital - in Philadelphia. - Bailey, Charles S., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; taken - prisoner at Fredericksburg, May 4, ’63; paroled. - Cors, George H., Private, enlisted May 1 ’61, at Geneva; wounded at - Gaines’ Hill June 28, ’61. - Cornes, Charles T., Private, enlisted December 28, ’61, at Geneva. - De St. Croix, Louis P., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; wounded - at Fredericksburg, May 4, 63. - Dox, William H., Private, enlisted December 17, ’61, at Geneva. - Dye, Frank, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Egleston, Jesse, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; wounded at - Fredericksburg, May 3, ’63. - Ellsworth, Dyre W., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Freshour, Henry, Private, enlisted December 22, ’61, at Geneva. - Green, Jacob, Private, enlisted February 22, ’62, Seneca Falls. - Hanvey, Robert E., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Haven, Hiram, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Hewitt, Robert, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Hopper, William, Private, enlisted February 22, ’62, at Seneca Falls. - Johnson, John, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; taken prisoner - at Fredericksburg, May 4, ’63; paroled. - Keene, Frank, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; detached in - Philadelphia Hospital as Nurse. - Mann, Frederick, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; reduced from - Corporal to Private September 15th, ’61, by his own request; detached - as Clerk at Brigade Headquarters. - Mason, John, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Murrell, Thomas, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - McDonald, John, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; taken prisoner at - Fredericksburg, May 4, ’63, and paroled. - Moshier, John, Private, enlisted December 23, ’61, at Geneva; taken - prisoner at Fredericksburg, May 4, ’63, and paroled. - O’Brien, Patrick, Private, enlisted Jul, 4, ’61. - Phillips, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; detached as - Teamster in Brig. Quarter-Master Department. - Saulpaugh, Philip, Private, enlisted May 1, 1861. - Scott, Myron, Private, enlisted May 1, 61, at Geneva; taken prisoner - and wounded at Williamsburg, May 5, ’62; also taken prisoner at - Fredericksburg, and paroled. - Sholes, David, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Smith, Jeremiah E., Private, enlisted July 4, ’61, at Geneva. - Spendlove, Philip C., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Schwab, David, Private, enlisted March 15, ’62, at Geneva; wounded at - Fredericksburg, May 4, ’63; leg amputated. - Siglar, William A., Private, enlisted May 1, 61, at Geneva. - Shornton, John, Private, enlisted Dec. 28, ’61, at Geneva. - Wilbur, William E., Private, enlisted July 4, ’61, at Geneva. - Wirman, Michael, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Austin, Jonas, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; killed at Fred’g, - May 3, ’63. - Adams, Levi, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; killed at Fred’g, - May 3, ’63. - Keyes, Nelson, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; killed at Fred’g, - May 3, ’63. - Van Ostrand, William S., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; killed - at Fred’g, May 3, ’63. - Ellis, George G., Corporal, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; missed at - Fred, May 4, ’63. - Hill, John, Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’62, at Rochester; missed at Fred, - May 4, ’63. - Leopold, John, Private, enlisted Aug. 28, ’62, at Rochester; missed at - Fred, May 4, ’63. - Moshier, Davison, Private, enlisted Dec. 23, ’61, at Geneva; missed at - Fred, May 4, ’63. - Schemmerhorn, S. V. S., Private, enlisted Aug. 28, ’62, at Seneca Falls; - missed at Fred, May 4, ’63. - Shindler, John, Private, enlisted Aug. 28, ’62, at Rochester; missed at - Fred, May 4, ’63. - Van Gelder, Henry M., Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’62, at Seneca Falls; - missed at Fred, May 4, ’63. - Austin, Smith J., Private, enlisted August 29, ’62, at Rochester; died - March 2, ’63, at Lincoln Hospital, D. C., of typhoid fever. - Backenstow, Edward, W., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; died - July 19, ’61, at Camp Granger, D. C., by accident shot. - Davis, Eugene, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; died August 5, - ’61, at Columbia College Hospital, Washington, D. C., of typhoid fever. - Gates, James H., Private, died January 29, ’62, at Camp Griffin, Va., of - typhoid fever. - Goodell, Asaph, Private, enlisted August 30, ’62, at Rochester; died - February 10, ’63, at Smoketown Hospital, Md. - Mench, Charles, Private, enlisted December 28, ’61, at Geneva; died - June 8, ’62, at Soldiers’ Home U. S. Hospital, N. Y.; wounded at - Williamsburg, May 5, ’62; leg amputated. - Stuart, Jacob, Private, enlisted August 30, ’62, at Ovid; died October - 20, ’62, at Hagerstown, Md., of typhoid fever. - Stone, William, Private, enlisted January 16, ’62, at Geneva; died July - 18, ’62, at U. S. A. Hospital, Philadelphia, of typhoid lever. - Partridge, William H., Private, enlisted December 18, ’61, at Geneva; - died date, place, and disease unknown. - Thompson, John W., Private, enlisted August 28, ’62, at Rochester; died - December 19, ’62, at White Oak Church, Va., of inflammation of lungs. - Vincent, Eugene A., Sergeant, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; died - August 29, ’61, at Columbia College Hospital, Washington, D. C., of - typhoid fever. - Woodcock, Harrison, Corporal, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; died - February 13th, ’63, at Annapolis Junction Hospital, chronic diarrhœa. - Burton, Thomas, Private, deserted from Philadelphia Hospital. - Crawford, Myron W., Private, enlisted January 6, ’62, at Geneva; deserted - March 28, ’62, from Alexandria, Va. - Doddington, Mark, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; deserted - October 31, ’61 from Camp Griffin, Va. - Moody, George W., Private, enlisted January 4, ’62, at Geneva; deserted - March 28, ’62, from Alexandria, Va. - Smith, George, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; deserted August - 20, ’61, from Camp Lyon, Md. - Smith, Charles W., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; deserted - March 28, ’62, from Alexandria. Va. - Sherwood, George H., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; deserted - August 5, ’62, from Harrison’s Landing. - Turek, Frederick, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; deserted, - date unknown, from Philadelphia Hospital. - -DISCHARGED. - - Austin, Hurly S., Private, enlisted September 1, ’61, at Rochester; - discharged Mar. 17, ’63, at Camp White Oak Church; disability. - Baxter, Thomas, Corporal, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Bowen, Thomas G., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Brotherton, Alvin, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Brown, Charles B., Private, enlisted Dec. 22, at Geneva. - Beach, William R., Musician, enlisted May 1, at Geneva; discharged - July 3, ’62, at Harrison’s Landing; chronic diarrhœa. - Blinn, Thomas B., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Conklin, Robert, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; discharged - February 21st, ’62, at Philadelphia Hospital; disability. - Campbell, Michael, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; discharged - September 24, ’63, at Baltimore Hospital; wounded in hand at - Williamsburg, May 5, ’62. - Dox, Stephen, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; discharged March - 16, ’63, at U. S. Gen’l Hospital, Pa; wounded in leg at Antietam, - September 17, ’62. - Denis, Alexander, Corporal, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Denis, Jacob, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Dye, David L., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; discharged - February 18, ’62, at Camp Griffin, Va.; disability. - Egleston, Henry, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Ford, Henry C., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Freshour, Charles, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Hibner, George, Private, enlisted August 30, ’62, at Rochester; - discharged January 3, ’63, at White Oak Church, Va. - Hicks, William H., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Harrison, John, Private, enlisted August 28, ’62, at Rochester; - discharged January 15, ’63, at White Oak Church, Va.; disability. - Hart, Egbert, Private, enlisted August 30, ’62, at Rochester; discharged - January 3, ’63, at White Oak Church, Va.; disability. - Johnson, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; discharged - March 10th, ’62, at Camp Griffin, Va.; disability. - Jones, Elegant W., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Johnson, Nathan O., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; discharged - January 3, ’63, at White Oak Church, Va., disability. - Knowlton, Sherman, Private; discharged October 21, ’61, at Fort Ethan - Allen, Va.; disability. - Klingbury, Frederick, Private, enlisted January 14, ’62, at Geneva; - discharged April 22, ’62, at Newport News, Va.; disability. - Kaen, Patrick, Private, enlisted January 13, ’62, at Geneva; discharged - December 31, ’62, at Washington, D. C.; disability. - Monroe, Curtis C., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; discharged - January 17, ’62, at Camp Griffin, Va.; disability. - Murphy, Barney, Private, enlisted February 21, ’62, at Seneca, discharged - April 4, ’62, at Newport News, Va.; disability. - McIvre, William, Private; discharged April 23, ’62, at Newport News; - disability. - Manning, William M., Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Pike, Benjamin, Private, enlisted January 18, ’62, at Geneva; discharged, - time unknown, at Alexandria Hospital; disability. - Petrie, Peter, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Pratt, Hiram, Private. - Partridge, Frank, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva; discharged - October 27, ’62, at U. S. Hospital, Albany; gun-shot wound in arm. - Rhoad, William P., Private. - Redfield, William B., Private, enlisted August 26, ’62, at Barre; - discharged November 17, ’62, at Acquia Creek, Va.; to be mustered - into Brigade Band. - Smith, Henry, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Wheater, Benjamin, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - Wilson, Ezra, Private, enlisted May 1, ’61, at Geneva. - -TRANSFERRED. - - Boyle, Barney, Private, enlisted August 30, ’62, at Seneca; transferred - to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. V., and attached to 49th N. Y. S. V., May 15, - ’63. - Brooks, Martin, Private, enlisted August 30, ’62, at Rochester; same as - above. - Cady, Edwin A., Private, enlisted August 30, ’62, at Rochester; same as - above. - Caywood, David G., Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’61, at Ovid; same as - above. - Dart, Jonathan, Private, enlisted Aug. 31, ’61, at Ovid; same as above. - Eaton, Ortus C., Private, enlisted Aug. 28, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Everest, Calvin H., Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’61, at Ovid; same as - above. - Gaffeney, Charles, Private, enlisted Aug. 28, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Gillett, William H., Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’61, at Victor; same as - above. - Gillett, Clark B., Private, enlisted Aug. 28, ’61, at Victor; same as - above. - Guire, Patrick, Private, enlisted Aug. 29, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Guire, Michael, Private, enlisted Aug. 29, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Hart, Michael, Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Havens, John S., Private, enlisted Aug. 28, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Ireton, Thomas, Private, enlisted Sept. 5, ’61, at Seneca Falls; same as - above. - Larwood, Robert, Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Larwood, Lorenzo, Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Larwood, Samuel, Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - McCarthy, Thomas, Private, enlisted Aug. 30, ’61, at Victor; same as - above. - Richburg, Henry, Private, enlisted Aug. 29, ’61, at Rochester; same as - above. - Van Gelder, Allied, Private, enlisted Aug. 28, ’61, at Seneca Falls; - same as above. - Voor Hees, Weezner, Private, enlisted Aug. 31, ’61, at Ovid; same as - above. - - -COMPANY I. - - Root, Edward E., Captain, enlisted May 22, 1861, at Elmira; Lieutenant at - enrolment, promoted to Captain, December 21, ’61, vice Letts resigned; - absent, wounded in action of May 3, ’63. - Letts, James M., Captain, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; resigned - December 31, ’61, and resignation accepted by order of Gen. McClellan. - Long, William H., First Lieutenant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; - promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant, December 31, ’61; - promoted to Captain and A. A. A. G. and transferred to Staff of Gen. - Vinton, November 25, ’62. - Brennan, George, First Lieutenant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; - Private at enrolment; promoted Sergeant August 1, ’61; promoted to - First Sergeant January 1, ’62; promoted to First Lieutenant December - 27, ’62; assigned to Co. I, by order of Col. R. F. Taylor. - Howe, Charles, Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; - promoted from First Sergeant to Second Lieutenant, December 31, ’61; - resigned October 30th, ’62; assigned to Co. I, by order of Col. Taylor. - Hunter, Thomas, First Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private - at enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’62; promoted to First - Sergeant, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. Taylor. - Gordon, John, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’62; promoted to 1st - Sergeant, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. Taylor. - Rice, Edward S., sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Shearman, George, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’62; promoted to First - Sergeant, January 1st, ’63, by order of Col. Taylor. - Demming, Putnam, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Sergeant, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor. - Shultz, Morris, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor. - Randolph, Byron, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor. - Mixon, Mengo, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor. - Playsted, William, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor; absent in hospital, Washington, D. C., from wounds received in - action May 4, ’63. - Barber, Dorr, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’63, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor; absent in hospital, Washington, D. C., from wounds received - in action May 4, ’63. - Millis, Charles, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor. - Smith, Owen, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor; transferred from Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., October 17, ’62. - Youngs, George, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment; promoted to Corporal, January 1, ’63, by order of Col. - Taylor. - Ashley, John, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira. - Ambrose, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. V., October 17, ’62, by order of Col. Taylor. - Brennin, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Baker, Daniel G., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Bishop, Charles, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Corey, James W., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; in hospital, - Washington, D. C.; absent from wounds received in action May 4, ’63. - Chidsey, Augustus A., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Conway, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. V., October 17, ’62, by order of Col. Taylor; - in hospital, Washington, D. C.; absent from wounds received in action, - May 3, ’63. - Doyle, James, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira. - Daley, Daniel, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Davis, John R., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Decker, William, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. V., October 17, ’62, by order of Col. Taylor. - Durham, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Eddy, William H., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; in hospital, - Washington, D. C.; absent from wounds received in action, May 3, ’63. - Furner, James, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira; in hospital, - Washington, D. C.; absent from wounds received in action, May 3, ’63. - Fredenburgh, Sylvester, Private, enlisted March 14, ’62, at Milo; - deserted April 1, ’62; apprehended September 1, ’62. - Hope, Martin, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Holmes, John A., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Hunt, Eugene, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Hunt, William W., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Hyatt, Charles, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira. - Mahar, Michael, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - McKinney, Truman, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira. - McConnell, Charles, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira. - Merritt, Hackett, Private, enlisted March 14, ’62, at Milo; in hospital, - Potomac Creek Bridge, Va.; absent from wounds received in action, May - 3, ’63. - Mulligan, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. V., October 17, by order of Col. Taylor. - Neary, John E., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Pierce, William F., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Reynolds, George, Private, enlisted Dec. 29, ’61, at Geneva. - Raplee, Oliver, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Sprague, Jeremiah, Private, enlisted Feb. 8, ’61, at Elmira; wounded in - action May 4, ’63. - Shuter, Charles, Private, enlisted Jan. 6, ’62, at Geneva; in hospital, - Washington, D. C., wounded in action, May 3, ’63. - Singleton, Edward, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; transferred - from Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. V., October 17, ’62, by order of Col. Taylor. - Sloan, William V. R., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Wheaton, Samuel, Private, enlisted July 27, ’61, at Elmira. - Wheaton, Peter S., Private, enlisted Feb’y 24, ’62, at Geneva; discharged - at Elmira, N. Y., July 8, ’61; re-enlisted February 24, ’62. - Wheeler, Edward, Private, enlisted March 10, ’62, at Milo; in hospital, - Washington, D. C.; absent from wounds received in action May 4, ’63. - Wolcott, John G., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; prisoner - from June 27, ’62, to July 18, ’62. - Wells, George, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira; in hospital, - Washington, D. C.; absent from wounds received in action May 4, ’63; - deserted May 22, ’62; transferred Sept. 2, ’62. - Brazee, Freeman M., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - December 17, ’62, at Calvert Street Hospital, Baltimore, Md., on - Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Brown, Charles, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - October 5, ’61, at U. S. General Hospital, Baltimore, Md., by order - of Gen’l Dix. - Baker, Oliver, Private, enlisted January 28, ’61, at Geneva; discharged - April 1, ’62, at U. S. General Hospital, Alexandria Va., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability. - Comstock, Charles, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - January 22, ’63, at U. S. General Hospital, Portsmouth Grove, R. I., - on Surgeon’s certificate of disability, by order of Capt. May, First - Artillery, Commanding Post. - Cook, David A., Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - at New Convalescent Camp, Va., on Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Cooley, Bruen, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - February 14th, ’63, at New Convalescent Camp, Va., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability. - Doyle, Richard B., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - December 26, ’62, at Camp near White Oak Church, Va., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability; transferred from Co. D. 33d N. Y. S. V., - October 17, ’62, by order of Col. Taylor. - Deare, Richard, Private, enlisted Aug. 23, ’62, at Rochester; discharged - November 20, ’62, by order of Gen. Franklin, for the purpose of being - mustered into Brigade Band. - Deare, Richard, jr., Private, enlisted August 26, ’62, at Rochester; - discharged November 20, ’62, by order of Gen. Franklin for the purpose - of being mustered into Brigade Band. - Escott, Henry, Private, enlisted August 26, ’62, at Rochester; discharged - November 20, ’62, by order of Gen. Franklin for the purpose of being - mustered into Brigade Band. - Frost, John, Private, enlisted August 21, ’62, at Barre; discharged - November 20, ’62, by order of Gen. Franklin for the purpose of being - mustered into Brigade Band. - Goundry, George W., Private, enlisted January 23, ’62, at Albany; - discharged April 1, ’62, at U. S. General Hospital, Alexandria, Va., - on Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Gage, Charles, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - February 6, ’63, at New Convalescent Camp, Va., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability. - Harlord, Richard T., Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; - discharged October 5, ’61, at U. S. General Hospital, Baltimore, Md., - by order of Gen. Dix. - Hubbard, Delos C., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - September 15, ’62, at U. S. General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., on - Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Kellison, Samuel, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - September 15, ’61, at Camp Ethan Allen, Va., under the minor act. - Kean, William H., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - January 9, ’63, at U. S. Hospital [Patent Office], Washington, D. C., - on Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Kidder, Clement W., Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - January 15, ’63, at New Convalescent Camp, Va., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability. - Meade, Nathan, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - September 10, ’61, at Camp Ethan Allen. Va., under the Minor Act. - Morse, Damon, Musician, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - August 9, ’62, at Harrison’s Landing, Va., by order of the War - Department. - Mead, Peter V., Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - at New Convalescent Camp, Va., on Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Nash, Christopher, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - December 10, ’62, at New Convalescent Camp, Va., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability. - Newlove, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - December 31, ’61, at Camp Griffin, Va., on Surgeon’s certificate of - disability. - Pierce, Jeremiah S., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - October 5, ’61, at U. S. General Hospital, Baltimore, Md., by order of - Gen. Dix. - Quick, Charles B., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - February 17, ’63, at New Convalescent Camp, Va., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability. - Rippey, James B., Private, enlisted August 25, ’62, at York; discharged - November 20, ’62, by Order of Gen. Franklin, for the purpose of being - mustered into Brigade Band. - Richardson, Hiram, Private, enlisted August 23, ’62, at York; discharged - November 20, ’62, by order of Gen. Franklin, for the purpose of being - mustered into Brigade Band. - Bonney, Cornelius, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - June 13, ’62, from Camp Lincoln, Va. - Strong, Richard, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - August 1, ’61, at Camp Granger, D. C., on Surgeon’s certificate of - disability. - Shaw, Lewis, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged March - 7, ’63, at Washington, D. C., on Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Smith, Wilber, Private, enlisted August 26, ’62, at Barre; discharged - November 20, ’62, by order of Gen. Franklin, for the purpose of being - mustered into Brigade Band. - Woodruff, John, Private, enlisted February 24, ’62, at Geneva; discharged - January 4, ’63, at U. S. General Hospital, Newark, N. J., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability. - Whitney, Hiram, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - January 3, ’63, at Camp near While Oak Church, Va., on Surgeon’s - certificate of disability; transferred from Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., - October 17, ’62, by order of Col. Taylor. - Doyle, James, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira; transferred at - Geneva, N. Y.; turned over to Provost Marshal at Elmira, N. Y.; to be - returned to the Army of the Potomac. - McKinney, Truman, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira; transferred - at Geneva; turned over to Provost Marshal at Elmira; to be returned to - the Army of the Potomac. - Merritt, Hackett, Private, enlisted Match 14, ’62, at Milo; transferred - at Geneva; turned over to Provost Marshal at Elmira; to be returned to - the Army of the Potomac. - Wheaton, Peter S., Private, enlisted February 24, ’62, at Geneva; - transferred at Geneva; turned over to Provost Marshal at Elmira; to - be returned to the Army of the Potomac. - Rogers, William B., Private, enlisted August 25, ’62, at Barre; - transferred May 15, ’63, at White Oak Church. Va., by order of - Major-General Sedgwick, to 49th N. Y. S. Vols. - Atwater, Henry, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died January - 20, ’62, at U. S. General Hospital, Georgetown. D. C., of typhoid - fever. - Coleman, Archibald, Private, enlisted July 1, ’61, at Elmira; died - December 9, ’61, at Camp Griffin, Va., of typhoid fever. - Crowfoot, Elisha, Private, enlisted July 1, ’62, at Elmira; died - August 13, ’62, at David’s Island Hospital, N. Y., of typhoid fever. - Chapman, Charles, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died - September 3, ’62, at Newark Hospital, N. J., of typhoid fever. - Corey, George W., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; killed in - action, May 4, ’63, at Salem Chapel, Va. - Foster, William, Private, enlisted July 1, ’61, at Elmira; died October - 7, ’61, at U. S. General Hospital, Georgetown, D. C., of typhoid fever. - Horton, Lewis G., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died August - 19, ’62, at Columbian Hospital, Va. of measles. - Humphrey, William, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died - December 19, ’61, at Camp Griffin, Va., of being accidentally shot. - Holmes, Lewis B., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died December - 7, ’62, at Seminary Hospital, Hagerstown, Md. of fever and diarrhœa. - Johnson, William, Private, enlisted May 22 ’61, at Elmira; killed in - action, May 4, ’63, at Salem Chapel, Va. - Murdock, Augustus, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died January - 17, ’62, at Camp Griffin, Va., of typhoid fever. - Riker, William, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died August - 28, ’61, at Camp Granger, Va., of diptheria. - Sharpe, Kline, Private, enlisted July 1, ’61, at Elmira; died October 3, - ’61, at U. S. General Hospital, Annapolis, Md., of diptheria. - Reppinger, Henry M., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died - October 1, ’62, at Finley Hospital, D. C. of chronic diarrhœa. - Quick, George, Private, enlisted January 28, ’62, at Geneva; died June - 30, ’62, at Savage Station Hospital, Va., of typhoid fever. - Akins, David, Private, enlisted July 1, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - September 22, ’61, from Camp Ethan Allen, Va. - Agins, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted June - 13, ’62, from Camp Lincoln, Va. - Baldwin, Charles, Private, enlisted July 1, ’61, at Elmira; deserted June - 8, ’62, from Camp Lincoln. - Boyd, James J., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted July - 7, ’61, from Elmira. - Ball, James, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted July - 7th, ’61, from Elmira. - Catterson, Andrew, Private, enlisted March 14, ’62, at Milo; deserted - October 20, ’62, from Hagerstown, Md. - Forshay, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - September 15, ’62, from Crampton Gap, Md. - Forshay, Charles, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted July - 8, ’61, from Elmira, N. Y. - Gates, William, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted July - 8, ’61, from Elmira, N. Y. - Holcomb, Jonah, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted July - 8, ’61, from Elmira, N. Y. - Hyland, Fenton C., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - July 8, ’61, from Elmira, N. Y. - Hartwell, Jonah, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted July - 9, ’61, from Elmira, N. Y. - Madden, George, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - October 28, ’62, from Hagerstown, Md. - Oliver, John, Musician, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted July - 23, ’62, from Harrison’s Landing, Va. - Royce, James, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted June - 13, ’62, from Camp Lincoln, Va. - Stetter, Albert, Private, enlisted July 6, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - December 22, ’61, from Camp Griffin, Va. - White, James, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted July 5, - ’61, from Elmira, N. Y. - - -COMPANY K. - - McGraw, Patrick, Captain, enlisted May 22, 1861, at Elmira; Captain at - enrolment. - Bernard, Byrne, First Lieutenant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; First - Lieutenant at enrolment; wounded in action. - Carey, Samuel, Second Lieutenant; appointed August 6, ’61; detached on - General Smith’s Staff. - Ryan, Patrick, Second Lieutenant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; - resigned Aug. 6, ’61. - Curren, James, First Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; taken - prisoner, May 4, ’63, and paroled. - Robinson, William, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; taken - prisoner, May 4, ’63, and paroled. - Smith, William, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Martin, Thomas, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - O’Brien, Michael, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. Corporal at - enrolment, and appointed Sergeant September 1, ’62, and wounded at - Fredericksburg, Va., May 4, ’63. - McFarland, Hugh, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; wounded May - 3, ’63, at Fredericksburg, Va. - Tobin, John, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - McGuire, Frank, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; Private at - enrolment, and appointed Corporal September 1, ’62. - Anderson, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Alman, Frank, Private, enlisted February 22, ’62, at Albany; wounded in - action June 29th, ’62. - Barry, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Butler, James, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Boyle, Michael, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Christy, William, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Christy, Nicholas, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Casey, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Carroll, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Carroll, Owen, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Cincher, Michael, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Christler, Jeremiah, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Costallo, Richard, Private, enlisted May 22d, ’61, at Elmira. - Cunningham, Michael, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; taken - prisoner May 4, ’63, and paroled. - Donnelly, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Dowd, Luke, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Fagin, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - Hunt, William, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; taken prisoner - May 4, ’63 and paroled. - Lahey, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - McCreddan, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; taken - prisoner May 4, ’63, and paroled. - McGuire, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; wounded at - Fredericksburg, Va., May 3, ’63. - McGraw, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira. - McGraw, Daniel, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; taken prisoner - May 4, ’63, and paroled. - Markey, Patrick, Private, enlisted July 5, ’61, at Elmira; taken prisoner - May 4, ’63, and paroled. - O’Donnohoe, Cornelius, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; - transferred from Co. E to Co. K, July, ’61, by order of Col. Taylor. - Roe, James, Private, enlisted May 24, ’61, at Elmira. - Ryan, Owen, Private, enlisted May 24, ’61, at Elmira. - Ryan, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 24, ’61, at Elmira. - Scully, James, Private, enlisted May 24, ’61, at Elmira. - Stickles, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 24, ’61, at Elmira. - Stead, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 24, ’61, at Elmira. - Walsh, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 24, ’61, at Elmira; taken prisoner - May 4, ’63, and paroled; transferred from Co. D to Co K, by order of - Col. Taylor. - McGraw, James, Sergeant, enlisted May 22, at Elmira; wounded at - Mechanicsville, May 25, ’62. - Curren, Richard, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - and promoted to the Medical Department as Assistant Surgeon of the - Regiment. - Cullen, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; wounded at - Mechanicsville, May 24, ’62. - Clancey, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged on - Surgeon’s certificate of disability, November 10, ’62. - Mayers, George, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged on - Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Madden, Bernard, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged on - Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Murphy, Michael C., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - on Surgeon’s certificate of disability, July 12, ’62. - Roe, James, jun., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged on - Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Pendergass, Michael, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - on Surgeon’s certificate of disability, January 3, ’63. - Donnoughoe, Michael, Private, enlisted September 1, ’62, at Albany; - discharged on Surgeon’s certificate of disability, October 24, ’62. - Thompson, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged - on Surgeon’s certificate of disability, September 3, ’62. - Byron, John, Private, enlisted February 1, ’62, at Albany; discharged - on Surgeon’s certificate of disability. - Gibson, James, Private, enlisted August 30, ’62, at Albany; discharged - by order of Gen. Franklin, November 17, ’62. - Joslyn, Samuel B., Private, enlisted August 26, ’62, at Albany; - discharged by order of Gen. Franklin, November 17, ’62. - White, Stephen, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; discharged on - Surgeon’s certificate of disability, October 29, ’62. - Hodgson, John, Private, enlisted August 27, ’62, at Rochester; - transferred to Co. D, 33d. N. Y. S. Vols., and attached to 49th N. Y. - S. Vols., May 15, ’63, by order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Noone, James, Private, enlisted August 30, ’61, at Rochester; transferred - to Co. D 33d N. Y. S. Vols., and attached to 49th N. Y. S. Vols., May - 15, ’63, by order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Nugent, Patrick, Private, enlisted August 31, ’62, at Seneca Falls; - transferred to Co. D, 33d N. Y. S. Vols., and attached to 49th N. Y. - S. Vols., May 15, ’63, by order of Gen. Sedgwick. - Boyle, Thomas, Private, enlisted July 5, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Hagerstown, Md., November 11, ’61. - Finegan, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died at Camp - Griffin, Va., December 25, ’61. - Riely, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died at Frederick - City, Md., November 28, ’62. - Clark, George, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died at Newark, - N. J., October 19, ’62. - Cross, Amis, N., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Harrison’s Landing, November 11, ’62. - Hayes, James, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Washington in Hospital, July 11, ’62. - McConnell, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Alexandria, Va., October 29, ’62. - Murphy, Michael, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Annapolis, October, ’62. - Ryan, James, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; died at - Hagerstown, November 8th, ’62. - Murphy, Daniel, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; killed in - battle at Mechanicsville, May 24, ’62. - Carroll, Michael, Private, enlisted August 28, ’62, at Seneca Falls; - killed in battle at Fredericksburg, May 3, ’63. - Smith, Bernard, Private, enlisted July 4, ’61, at Elmira; killed in - battle at Fredericksburg, May 3, ’63. - Burns, James, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 5, 1861. - Colf, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 4, 1861. - Boyle, Lawrence, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 3, 1861. - Donnelly, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 4, 1861. - Flinn, Thos., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 6, 1861. - Daunngoode, Thomas, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted - at Williamsport, Pa, July 7, 1861. - Hayes, Denis, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Williamsport, Pa, July 7, 1861. - Hunt, Gordon, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 4, ’61. - Keeler, James, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 4, ’61. - McGill, Michael, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Baltimore, Md., July 8, 1861. - McGraw, Bernard, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 3, ’61. - Murphy, Hugh, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Baltimore, Md., July 6, ’61, - Miller, Joseph, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Washington, D. C., July 10, 1861. - Neigle, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Washington, D. C. July 10, 1861. - Rogers, Patrick, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 4, ’61. - Ryan, Philip, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Williamsport, Pa., July 7, 1861. - Swift, William B., Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Elmira, July 4, ’61. - Wollage, Throman, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at - Washington, D. C., July 10, 1861. - Gee, William, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira; deserted at Camp - near White Oak Church, Va., February 23, 1863. - Yackley, Annis, Private, enlisted September, 29, ’61, at Seneca Falls, - deserted at Fredericksburg, November 2, 1862. - Smith, John, Private, enlisted August, 27, ’61, at Rochester, deserted at - Hagerstown, Md. - McCabe, John, Private, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira, deserted at Camp - Ethan Allen Va. - McKinney, Patrick, Private, enlisted July 5, ’61, at Elmira, deserted at - Camp Griffin, December 1, 1861. - Buckley, Daniel, Private, enlisted July 5, ’61, at Elmira, deserted at - Camp Ethan Allen. - Kilty, Michael, Corporal, enlisted May 22, ’61, at Elmira, deserted from - Turkey Bend, July 2, 1862. - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF THE THIRTY-THIRD -N. Y. S. 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