Memories of the 149th RegtNYVolInft., 3d Brig., 2 Div., 12th and 20th AC . )rospered. But afterall, no letters received were like those froni the mothers anddear u i\es at home, LreathitiL; lovr ami atfection and encour-Ui^ement in the performance of duty, IjaiaiuL; will never he fully known and ai)])rcciafed how luueh thesoldit-r at the front was atlected in his character ami deport-ment hv the letters which he received from hi> wife and mother. ciiaptp:r IV. ;T AND HEIGHTS. At the l)tg-iiiiunh-iiintoii. Tlie Pciiiiisiila Cam.)>aiL;n lia<l
Memories of the 149th RegtNYVolInft., 3d Brig., 2 Div., 12th and 20th AC . )rospered. But afterall, no letters received were like those froni the mothers anddear u i\es at home, LreathitiL; lovr ami atfection and encour-Ui^ement in the performance of duty, IjaiaiuL; will never he fully known and ai)])rcciafed how luueh thesoldit-r at the front was atlected in his character ami deport-ment hv the letters which he received from hi> wife and mother. ciiaptp:r IV. ;T AND HEIGHTS. At the l)tg-iiiiunh-iiintoii. Tlie Pciiiiisiila Cam.)>aiL;n lia<l tiTininateil di^a-^-trously iimhT A[rClfllaii, amiPupr had tiidiil Ills miliiar\career in <lcfcat at the second i ?. I I 1 ; .,! \ e;iicii ill ,11 (MU ^^.^^M^^g^t^;^^^^^ hattk- of Hull Knn and at Cen ?^^^^i^^m^m^^&m^ ^^ treviUc. L • ^-. ~ liELLr. ,cc witli Ins armyof the was within a IV\v milesnational capital c<)ntcm[)lat-inu the c(imtiturc nf his opixmcnt-^ and layini;- plaii^ for anoffen>ive campaign into the hiyal States. Soon after the Federal forces were within the >eiure fortifi-cations of \Va>hin4toii (leiieral marched hi> army itito theState of ^Maryland, erossim:- the Potomac at oi- lu^ar Point ofRocks (from the 4th to the 7th of Se[)temher) and took a posi-tion at ^Foiioeacy and Frederick City. Ou the >th of Septendier (ien. Iac iN>iied from Fiederickbis pioelamation to the people of Marylaml. in whichhe held him-elf forth a> their champion and defender an•-1 XT \ W L L K Y . IM) L 0 CD OX IIEIG UTS. 31 Fivdorick ami piccfcdiMl westward throuuh tlie mountain gaps-in tlic dirtttion ot Ilaucrstown. DelayiuLT tlie
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