. The First Maine Heavy Artillery, 1861-1865 [electronic resource]: a history of its part and place in the war for the union, with an outline of causes of war and its results to our country . OF THE REGIMENT. IO7 but she still retains the sprightliness and graces of her youth. Shewrites of her love for the First Maine as one of the sweetest memo-ries of her young life. She writes one story, illustrative of heraudacity. One of our captains was much enamored with Miss Leonard,the chaplains beautiful daughter, the elder girl with mother in ourgroup. The captain was very precise and immaculate in
. The First Maine Heavy Artillery, 1861-1865 [electronic resource]: a history of its part and place in the war for the union, with an outline of causes of war and its results to our country . OF THE REGIMENT. IO7 but she still retains the sprightliness and graces of her youth. Shewrites of her love for the First Maine as one of the sweetest memo-ries of her young life. She writes one story, illustrative of heraudacity. One of our captains was much enamored with Miss Leonard,the chaplains beautiful daughter, the elder girl with mother in ourgroup. The captain was very precise and immaculate in his per-sonal appearance. He was brigade officer of the day and, ridingup to camp from Chain Bridge, had dismounted to water his horse,where the creek crossed our military road leading to the fort. MissBrooke was out riding. She saw the captain, holding his rein onthe opposite side, as she rode down toward the creek. Seized withan impulse to spatter him, she gave rein to her horse and dashedacross the brook at full gallop. The captains plight can be imag-ined. The story is told regretfully by her, as he paid his full partfor his country with his life at Petersburg, the following MRS. SPENCER WATKINS ( HAFTER XI. FROM WASHINGTON TO lK I 1- .RS|:f R(. T.\ T or MM ) I I , MI STATION, NOKIH ANNA, TO IOlUTOMOV. HARBOR CROSS INC. THI-. JAMKS THREK l>AY> I ILK - - TH V. IN HISTORY — CENKRAI. WALKERS ACCOCNT OFTIIK TRAUKDY. During the latter part of April, 1864, some of us who wereserving in staff capacities knew that we should not have long towait for a call to active service. Kach of the regimental commandershad been forewarned to get his command ready to move at shortnotice. A request from General Grant to his chief of staff at Wash-ington, to have General Augur with 10,000 of his best troops fromthe defenses of Washington join him at once, sent hurry orders toall regiments in the line about the defenses of Wash
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