The Ninth New York heavy artillery : a history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out, with accounts of life in a rebel prison, personal experiences, names and addresses of surviving members, personal sketches and a complete roster of the regiment . sition—the terms are near-ly synonymous—have much satisfaction in exploring a largecave near Cedar creek, a curiosity by no means rare in this lime-stone region. But we are not here merely for a summer outing, and in theevening of the 16th* we pack up and retrace our steps towardsWinches
The Ninth New York heavy artillery : a history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out, with accounts of life in a rebel prison, personal experiences, names and addresses of surviving members, personal sketches and a complete roster of the regiment . sition—the terms are near-ly synonymous—have much satisfaction in exploring a largecave near Cedar creek, a curiosity by no means rare in this lime-stone region. But we are not here merely for a summer outing, and in theevening of the 16th* we pack up and retrace our steps towardsWinchester, along that Good, broad highway leading down, whose every inch we were fated to know ere the snows ofwinter settled its dust. It is an all-night march, and the sunis an hour high before we halt for breakfast. That finished,we proceed, passing through Winchester and out on the Berry-viHe pike about four miles, crossing the Opequon creek andcamp. Middletown is twelve or more miles from Winchester on the *On this day a brisk cavalry engagement was fought at Cedarville onthe Front Royal pike between General Merritt and Fitz Lee, and thoughending successfully for the Union side, it may have caused Sheridanswithdrawal, he preferring to choose his own battlefield. 144 NINTH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY. A. jg£- nooerrocxs, 3 ?)-.*! r-t/J ,-Jc> ^A^-^^ <1<M}\ ft -MAUASSAS CAP. / rft?
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