. History of the First battalion Pennsylvania six months volunteers and the 187th regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; six months and three years service, civil war, 1863-1865; . .:. .,:i^ .»-,,„.„ .„5,fk:;^.^^ MARCH FROM PORT ROVAI. TO COLD HARBOR. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INEANTRY 8l CHAPTER VIL THE morning of the 28th, found the Regiment on the beauti-ful and historic Rappahannock. Here it was greeted byevery demonstration of joy and welcome by the loyalblacks upon the grand old plantations that lined its banks. PortRoyal was reached on the 29th, and the Regiment disembarkedand went into
. History of the First battalion Pennsylvania six months volunteers and the 187th regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; six months and three years service, civil war, 1863-1865; . .:. .,:i^ .»-,,„.„ .„5,fk:;^.^^ MARCH FROM PORT ROVAI. TO COLD HARBOR. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INEANTRY 8l CHAPTER VIL THE morning of the 28th, found the Regiment on the beauti-ful and historic Rappahannock. Here it was greeted byevery demonstration of joy and welcome by the loyalblacks upon the grand old plantations that lined its banks. PortRoyal was reached on the 29th, and the Regiment disembarkedand went into bivouac near the town. The time consumed atPort Royal was employed in getting together the necessary sup-plies, supply trains, etc., in order to march towards Cold Harbor. On the 31st, at 9. a. m., the march was resumed, but beforeleaving Port Royal we destroyed by fire all surplus clothing, bag-gage, etc., and after a hard march over a rough country, BowlingGreen was reached at 9 a. m., June ist. The atmosphere wasvery hot, the roads very sandy and dusty. After the first daysmarch, the suns effect began to tell on the men and they beganto unload, throwin
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