. 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 . ps in their lines; for by this time canisteris reaping its harvest of death, being hurled through thatdense mass of men by batteries on the right and left. Notuntil they reach the immedia
. 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 . ps in their lines; for by this time canisteris reaping its harvest of death, being hurled through thatdense mass of men by batteries on the right and left. Notuntil they reach the immediate slope of the rise upon whichthe regiment is in line of battle, do they halt or falter. Theold Seventh has well sustained its record for steadiness andtenacity. Alone it threw back more than two brigades ofMcLawss division, the very best fighting men in Lees the order to advance was given; and the enemy wasforced back more than a mile, with the assistance of theTenth Massachusetts c^nd Second Rhode Island, who hadformed on our right. But we did not succeed in routingthem ; for darkness intervened, and stopped the advance of theUnion troops, enabling the rebels to re-form their lines duringthe night, and present a solid front in the morning. Theregiment lay in line of battle all night on the ground fromwhich the foe had been driven. In this short and bloody battle, the Seventh Massachusetts. iiss M. Will riNi;. )t;iin (\). A. THK ROLL OF HONOi:. 129 held in check more than two brigades of the rebels for overan hour, until the brigade in our front which suffered defeathad time to re-form, and the rest of our own brigade in ourrear could arrive, and help to check the exultant rebels. Here it was that the noble Whitney of Company I gavehis life in defence of the Union, and Lieut. John C. Bosworthof Company A was wounded while fighting for the preserva-tion of the honor of his country. Follow^ing is a list of the killed and mortally wounded inthe battles of May
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