. History of the First Regiment (Massachusetts Infantry), from the 25th of May, 1861, to the 25th of May, 1864; including brief references to the operations of the Army of the Potomac . Eider and horse — friend, foe — in one red burial blent. Byron. GREAT reviews were held in the Army of thePotomac in April, preliminary to an attack uponGen. Lee ; at one of which, on the 9th of April, Presi-dent Lincoln and wife, Secretary Seward, several gen-tlemen and ladies from Washington, and all the generalofficers of the army were present. Great preparationswere made for it several days previously, by f
. History of the First Regiment (Massachusetts Infantry), from the 25th of May, 1861, to the 25th of May, 1864; including brief references to the operations of the Army of the Potomac . Eider and horse — friend, foe — in one red burial blent. Byron. GREAT reviews were held in the Army of thePotomac in April, preliminary to an attack uponGen. Lee ; at one of which, on the 9th of April, Presi-dent Lincoln and wife, Secretary Seward, several gen-tlemen and ladies from Washington, and all the generalofficers of the army were present. Great preparationswere made for it several days previously, by fillingditches, removing stumps, draining quagmires, andcutting down ridges liable to impede the movements ofthe soldiers. The ground was measured and carefullystaked out, so that there might be as little friction aspossible, and nearly the whole of the large plain in therear of Falmouth appropriated for the occasion. Animmense number of infantry and artillery were present,the cavalry having been reviewed previously, who pre-sented a magnificent spectacle as they moved withquick step by the President and Gen. Hooker, theirbanners unfurled, and tlieir weapons glittering in the. CAPTURE OF FREDERTCKSBMRC. HEIGHTS, DIRTNc; THE BATTLE CAVALRY RECOKNOISSANCE. 353 sun ; and it seemed at the time that they must be equalto any thing required of them. As soon as possible after the reviews were concluded,the advance upon the enemy began. On the 13th ofApril, the cavalry corps of Gen. Stoneman proceededto Warrenton, Bealton, Rappahannock Bridge, andLiberty, to reconnoitre the country, and ascertain ifpossible the position and strength of the enemys with no opposition except from small scoutingparties of partisan rangers, they proceeded to the fordsof the Rapidan River, and took possession of was Gen. Hookers intention to follow with the mainbody of his army as soon as possible, crossing belowthe cavalry, and depending upon their vigilance andefficiency to keep th
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