. History of the One hundred and sixth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 2d brigade, 2d division, 2d corps, 1861-1865 . granting that the boat had not been sunk, whatchancd was there of recrossing about 1500 men if pressed rapidly 14 THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH REGIMENT [1861 and closely to the water edge, when the most that could be gotinto the boat was about loo, and over half an hour consumedin making a trip from shore to island, and back for another General Stone had telegraphed to General McClellan: Ihave the means of crossing 125 men once in ten minutes at eachof the two points.
. History of the One hundred and sixth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 2d brigade, 2d division, 2d corps, 1861-1865 . granting that the boat had not been sunk, whatchancd was there of recrossing about 1500 men if pressed rapidly 14 THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH REGIMENT [1861 and closely to the water edge, when the most that could be gotinto the boat was about loo, and over half an hour consumedin making a trip from shore to island, and back for another General Stone had telegraphed to General McClellan: Ihave the means of crossing 125 men once in ten minutes at eachof the two points. One cannot but feel that General Stone was responsible andto blame; this feeling was entertained by nearly all the command;their confidence in him as a leader was gone, so that had he beenretained in command, demoralization would have been the result. The left wing of the First California Regiment was on detach-ed service and was not at the battle, and those that were left ofthe right wing were sent to join them on the 26th, where theyremained until the evening of the 30th, when they returned andjoined the
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