. Stories of the confederacy . in receiving its armament, the battery wasdetained in Richmond while the remaining companies of theLegion were engaged in a hot field of Manassas, July 21st, this time Captain Stephen D. Lee arrived and assumedcommand of the battery. Every exertion was made to completethe armament, and difficulties of no ordinary character were ina few daj^s surmounted and the little command took up the lineof march about the last days of July for the rendezvous atManassas. Its first permanent encampment was at Bacon RaceChurch, on the right wing of Johnstons army, whe
. Stories of the confederacy . in receiving its armament, the battery wasdetained in Richmond while the remaining companies of theLegion were engaged in a hot field of Manassas, July 21st, this time Captain Stephen D. Lee arrived and assumedcommand of the battery. Every exertion was made to completethe armament, and difficulties of no ordinary character were ina few daj^s surmounted and the little command took up the lineof march about the last days of July for the rendezvous atManassas. Its first permanent encampment was at Bacon RaceChurch, on the right wing of Johnstons army, where ColonelHampton had been ordered to station his command. Here, with no enemy immediately in our front. Captain Leebegan the admirable course of discipline and training, which,though to the volunteer it seemed unnecessarily rigorous, wasthe preparatory course for the splendid achievements of lateryears. Daily field manoeuvres with the piece, and a rigid exact-itude of soldierly duties from officers and privates soon began to. GUIDON OF IIAKlS KATTIMJV, S IHtKSK
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