. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . detail is watched, so that the army can march ata moments notice. The next order: Three days cookedrations in haversack, and five days in knapsack, withsixty rounds of cartridges. The last order, Move at 6 A. M. tomorrow. Pontoon boats, pontoon bridges, and pontoon wagonsare an absolute necessity to a marching army. A pontoonboat is about eighteen or twenty feet long, five feet sixinches wide, with sides two feet h
. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . detail is watched, so that the army can march ata moments notice. The next order: Three days cookedrations in haversack, and five days in knapsack, withsixty rounds of cartridges. The last order, Move at 6 A. M. tomorrow. Pontoon boats, pontoon bridges, and pontoon wagonsare an absolute necessity to a marching army. A pontoonboat is about eighteen or twenty feet long, five feet sixinches wide, with sides two feet high; made like a scow,or flat boat. These boats are carried on a wagon for thatpurpose, with six horses or mules hitched to each make a bridge, the boats are put into the river, an-chored against the current of the stream, at regular dis-tance apart. Long stringers of wood are laid from one boatto another, and lashed fast, so as not to move, probablyfive or six making the width of the bridge. When thestringers are laid, the men carry the planks or boards,whichever are used, and place them across the boards are used, two layers are placed. As fast as the. COMKADE GEORSE D. RISE. Cn. ■•K. ii:tiii Ur-iniriir, r. v. Uc^iiiiculMl Ilislni-iaii. I27TH REGIMENT, P. V. 245 engineers put down and anchor the boats, the stringersare placed, and the boards are put down, and when thelast boat is fastened to the opposite shore and stringersand plank, and securely cabled, the bridge is done andready for use. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS A WOUNDEDSOLDIER. BY PRIVATE GEORGE D. RISE, COMPANY E, I27TH REGIMENT,PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. As a proud member of our beloved company, my dailylife was uneventful, except for the various duties of camplife, drill, guard duty, picket duty, parades, etc., until thememorable battle of Fredericksburg. December nth, atday-break, our regiment reached the banks of the Rappa-hannock River, at the Lacy House, directly opposite theupper end of t
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