. History of the Seventh Massachusetts volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion of the southern states against constitutional authority. 1861-1865. With description of battles, army movements, hospital life, and incidents of the camp, by officers and privates; and a comprehensive introduction of the moral and political forces which precipitated the war of secession upon the people of the United States . m ; and the thoughts of the good old doctrinepreached from home-pulpits, that once wrung our youthfulhearts with woe, would well up in our minds, and we werehappy as parsons who roast and
. History of the Seventh Massachusetts volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion of the southern states against constitutional authority. 1861-1865. With description of battles, army movements, hospital life, and incidents of the camp, by officers and privates; and a comprehensive introduction of the moral and political forces which precipitated the war of secession upon the people of the United States . m ; and the thoughts of the good old doctrinepreached from home-pulpits, that once wrung our youthfulhearts with woe, would well up in our minds, and we werehappy as parsons who roast and toast sinners over theirfervid theological coals. Soap was my hobby; and I kept tlie seams of all mygarments well supplied with the. requisite every day (if therush of business did not interpose), and thereby thoughtthat I retarded tlie multiplication of the ever present re-minder that man was not born to walk the earth alone. Butwhy dwell longer on the subject ? Every old soldier knowshow it is himself, while those who have never stood in lineat rigid attention can never know what a blood-curdling sen- 44 SEVENTH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. sation tingles the very fibres of the soul as marshalled hostscreep insidiously over their flesh. Ugh ! with army life acruel dream where nightmare lurked fading out of lifeshorizon, let us bid the puny pests of the past a lasting fare-well, I hope Iwii II. i>m:k Cn\>\iun Co. ••.\.- CHAPTER VII. BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS. ON the 24th marched five miles towards Richmond, andencamped ; and on the 25th marched three miles, andencamped near Fair Oaks, where we were engaged with therest of the brigade in building rifle-pits, which were so use-ful in the battle soon after fought. The battle of Fair Oakswas fought under great disadvantages on the part of theFourth Corps, its poorest and weakest division being in theadvance under a superannuated general, whose personalmagnetism and bearing amounted to but very little as afactor
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