. 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 . ,as had his successor. Bv great iiood fortune, the selection of Gen. Meade wasthe most fortunate move the powers at Washington hadmade in all its satanic meddling with the Army of thePoto
. 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 . ,as had his successor. Bv great iiood fortune, the selection of Gen. Meade wasthe most fortunate move the powers at Washington hadmade in all its satanic meddling with the Army of thePotomac. And under God s kindly providence, Hal-lecks and Stantons selection proved beneficial to thearmy, though not by any superior judgment on theirpart, but by the intrinsic worth of the man whom they. HKNR\ i:. KAV, Sergeant (o. A. GEN. MEADE IN COMMAND. 151 hnd chosen to experiment with while in the face of theenemy. Lee liiid lannched his columns with great precision intothe fertile valleys of Pennsylvania; had met but littleopposition from the inetEcient militia of the State under thegallant Couch, who connnanded the Department of the Sus-quehanna. Meade, as soon as he took command, movedpromi)tly to the rescue, and gave orders for concentrationon the Pipe Creek line. But providence ordered that this battle should be foughtby the great armies on lines forced U[)on them l)y circum-stances. Reynolds pressing forward with the First Corps,in support of the cavaliy under Buford, stiuck the advanceguard of Hills forces, who were advancing upon Gettys-burg as their point of concentration. Gen. Lee havinglearned of the change of commanders, and being afraid thathis line of communication woidd he broken, had hoped totake up a position where the Army of the Poton)ac wouldhave to attack hi
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