. The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion: containing the story of the campaign; an account of the "Great uprising of the people of state," and other articles upon subjects associated with the early war period .. . nton,commanding at Leesburg, on the nth of June was or-dered by Gen. Lee to cross the Potomac and cut thedam at Seneca and Edwards Ferry and blow up theMonocacy Aqueduct so as to destroy the navigation ofthe Chesepeake and Ohio canal, and a small force sentout by him on the 12th crossed the river at EdwardsFerry and attempted to cut the canal there without
. The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion: containing the story of the campaign; an account of the "Great uprising of the people of state," and other articles upon subjects associated with the early war period .. . nton,commanding at Leesburg, on the nth of June was or-dered by Gen. Lee to cross the Potomac and cut thedam at Seneca and Edwards Ferry and blow up theMonocacy Aqueduct so as to destroy the navigation ofthe Chesepeake and Ohio canal, and a small force sentout by him on the 12th crossed the river at EdwardsFerry and attempted to cut the canal there without suc-cess. On the same day a portion of Stones commandmoved up the canal, occupied Seneca, and the remain-der of his force occupied Conrad and Edwards Ferrieson the 15th, before the enemy attempted further mis-chief. Gen. Scotts order to Col. Stone to march was issuedSaturday, June 8th. The orders were received in campwith great joy. The regiment broke camp on Monday,the loth of June, and marched that day to Rockville, adistance of nineteen miles, where they arrived at 9oclock p. m. and encamped upon the MontgomeryCounty Fair Grounds, a most delightful place whichthey christened Camp Lincoln. The heat on the i-^o FIRST NEW FIRST NE W HAMPSHIRE. 131 march was excessive. Much of the way the road wasmade of broken quartz, the men were loaded withknapsacks and guns and were wholly unused to march-ing. As the result some of the men, overcome by theheat, fell out by the way. They were, however, helpedforward bv the wairons and bv officers who crenerouslvdismounted and placed them in the saddles. Col. Tap-pan and others were often seen walking beside theirhorses on which sat the wearied and over-heatedprivates. June II, the day after arriving at Rockville, sent the following dispatch to headquarters :The section of Griffins battery and Capt. Magrud-ers cavalry arrived at Rockville about ii oclock a. , and at the same hour two canal boats at theChain Br
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