. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . p. Something was,however, due to the care of new and unseasoned troops, butin the light of future experience, the extreme folly of thus try-ing to make war seems ridiculous. A great change, however,occurred during the later years of the war. When I was onactive campaigns with a brigade of seven regiments, one teamwas allowed for brigade headquarters, and one for each regi-ment. In this arrangeme
. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . p. Something was,however, due to the care of new and unseasoned troops, butin the light of future experience, the extreme folly of thus try-ing to make war seems ridiculous. A great change, however,occurred during the later years of the war. When I was onactive campaigns with a brigade of seven regiments, one teamwas allowed for brigade headquarters, and one for each regi-ment. In this arrangement each soldier carried his own half-tent (dog-tent) rolled on his knapsack, and the quartermaster,commissary, medical, and ordinance supplies were carried ingeneral trains. This applied to all the armies of the Confederates had even less transportation with movingtroops. But we must not tarry longer with these details. Hence-forth we shall briefly try to tell the story of such of the cam-paigns, events, and scenes of the conflict as in the ensuingfour years of war came under our observation or were con-nected with movements in which we participated, interweavingsome personal CHAPTER III PERSONAL MENTION — OCCUPANCY OF WESTERN VIRGINIAUNDER McCLELLAN (1861)—CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE OFRICH MOUNTAIN, AND INCIDENTS EVENTS leading, as we have seen, to the secession ofStates; to the organization of the Confederate Statesof America; to the assembhng of Confederate forces inlarge numbers; to the firing on Fort Sumter and its subsequentcapitulation, and to the summons to arms of seventy-five thou-sand volunteer United States troops, ended all thoughts ofpeace through means other than war. President Lincoln and his advisers did not delude themselveswith the notion that three months would end the war. Heand they knew too well how deep-seated the purpose was toconsummate secession, hence before the war had progressedfar the first three years call was made. By common jud
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