. History of the Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers . A COLOR CORPORAL 15xH >. 3. VOLS. CHAPTEE X. Spottsylvania, May 12th to 19th. The Twelfth of May, 1861. Terrific clay of awful, murderous■conflict! Combine the horrors of many battle-fields, bring theminto a single day and night of twenty-four hours, and the one ofMay 12th includes them all. It was resolved that this morning should witness an impetu-ous and combined attack uj)on the enemys right centre. TheSecond Corps would lead, supported by all the army. To getready for the grand struggle, the 11th was given to
. History of the Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers . A COLOR CORPORAL 15xH >. 3. VOLS. CHAPTEE X. Spottsylvania, May 12th to 19th. The Twelfth of May, 1861. Terrific clay of awful, murderous■conflict! Combine the horrors of many battle-fields, bring theminto a single day and night of twenty-four hours, and the one ofMay 12th includes them all. It was resolved that this morning should witness an impetu-ous and combined attack uj)on the enemys right centre. TheSecond Corps would lead, supported by all the army. To getready for the grand struggle, the 11th was given to darkness settled upon the contending hosts in and aroundSpottsylvania, in the midst of a driving storm the Second Corpsbegan moving toward the point where the attack was contem-plated. They came promptly and quietly to their position, twelvehundred yards from the enemys line, which it was purposedshould first be taken. SPOTTSILVANIAj MAY 173 Hancock began the movement at A. M., as soon as themisty mornings light was sufficient for his men
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