. History of the Seventh Massachusetts volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion of the southern states against constitutional authority. 1861-1865. With description of battles, army movements, hospital life, and incidents of the camp, by officers and privates; and a comprehensive introduction of the moral and political forces which precipitated the war of secession upon the people of the United States . losses were as follows:killed in battle, one lieutenant and three privates; wounded,one sergeant and twenty-five privates ; died of sickness, forty-eight ; while others who were mortally
. History of the Seventh Massachusetts volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion of the southern states against constitutional authority. 1861-1865. With description of battles, army movements, hospital life, and incidents of the camp, by officers and privates; and a comprehensive introduction of the moral and political forces which precipitated the war of secession upon the people of the United States . losses were as follows:killed in battle, one lieutenant and three privates; wounded,one sergeant and twenty-five privates ; died of sickness, forty-eight ; while others who were mortally wounded are notrecorded as among the dead. It captured twenty-five pris-oners in its cavalry engagement in the Seven Days Fight,and also, as per Adjutant-Generals report, one sergeant andsix privates at various other times. One major, two captains,and nine enlisted men, were killed or mortally wounded bythe regiment, and left? in its hands. 108 SEVENTH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Notwithstanding the demoralization of the General Govern-ment, the regiment was always ready to render quick obe-dience to the demands of its commanders; for this was athinking body of men, who had, by reason of a firm belief inthe justice of their cause, resolved to be ever ready to sufferhardships, and, if duty so required, give even life itself insustaining the honor of the flag, and in the preservation ofthe EDGAR ROBINSON,Captain Co. I. CHAPTER XIV. REMOVAL OF McCLELLAN. — ARMY COMMANDED BY BURNSIDE.—BATTLEOF FREDERICKSBURG, ON the 7th of November, Gen. George B. McClenan wasrelieved from the command of the army. He was aver}^ superior officer, and the idol of the old Army of thePotomac. He took leave of the troops on the 10th of Novem-ber, 1862, sacrificed to a political clique at Washington, theimbecility of the War Department, and that self-sufficientstrategist Halleck, who was appointed to the command of theUnited States armies after his great victory at Corinth,Miss., where
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