. Personal recollections of the war. A record of service with the Ninety-third New York Vol. Infantry, and the First Brigade, First Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac . D RSONAL Recollections of the War A RECORD 01 SERVICE WITH THE Ninetij-Thlrd New 7ork Vol, Infantry AND THE FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, SECOND CORPS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, ROBERT STODDART ROBERTSON, Okherly Sergeant and 2d. Lieutenant Co, I, istA. D. C. TO Gen. Nelson A. Miles, BrevetVolunteers, Brevet Captain, Major aniNew York ,^^^. -K, A: Tatk Co., Printkks ani> Ithmsiiivk-Milwaukee, Wis. coun
. Personal recollections of the war. A record of service with the Ninety-third New York Vol. Infantry, and the First Brigade, First Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac . D RSONAL Recollections of the War A RECORD 01 SERVICE WITH THE Ninetij-Thlrd New 7ork Vol, Infantry AND THE FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, SECOND CORPS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, ROBERT STODDART ROBERTSON, Okherly Sergeant and 2d. Lieutenant Co, I, istA. D. C. TO Gen. Nelson A. Miles, BrevetVolunteers, Brevet Captain, Major aniNew York ,^^^. -K, A: Tatk Co., Printkks ani> Ithmsiiivk-Milwaukee, Wis. counting room, the store, the office ;uul the pulpit. Rich \ iedwith poor to prove their American manliood, and enrolled theirnames side by side on the recruiting lists which were open onevery hand. Company bj company they marched to the campsof instruction and tliere formed into regiments in wliich theywere to win a deathless fame, but not until they had been taughtthe rudiments of the science of destructive war. None were yet educated enough to know why they could notat once march on to sweep from the face of the land the hostswhich were organizing to oppose what they thought must be anever victorious march, from which the\ should quickly return,clothed in a halo of glory, and welcomed by the plaudits of thegrateful country, which was supposed to be ready to crownthem with the victors laurels, as its conquering heroes. The writer shared in the aspirations and patriotic ardor ofmany of his fellows, and early in the
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