. 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 . tsbefore, had pronounced us cowards ; and we saluted him aswe passed by. The regiment was coming in on right by file into line,and we are there on the nick of time to file into our places
. 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 . tsbefore, had pronounced us cowards ; and we saluted him aswe passed by. The regiment was coming in on right by file into line,and we are there on the nick of time to file into our placesby regimental front. We go forward, and the sight thatgreets us is two men with a stretcher, bearing off the field awounded man who vTas gory. He raised his head as theypassed, and yelled, Give them hell! We go forward to arail-fence, halt, unsling knapsacks, and pile them in a stack. Load at will is the next order, and it begins to look likebusiness. Col. Russell climbs the fence to go into the woodsahead, when he is met hy Capt. Titus, a staff-officer, whoremarked with numerous ioaths, For Gods sake, colonel,dont go in there ! the woi?ds are chock full of rebels. — Oh, well I Ive got a little wood-lot in there 1 want to lookover; and he disappeared in the woods, while the captainsat on the fence indulging in a profusion of profanity to keepup his reputation as the champion swearer of the army. The. ^s^^^nui:? , S. ( Co. A. KEGIMENT INDER COL. RUSSELL. 31 captain was afterwards the colonel of the One Hundred andTwenty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers, who joined ourdivision at Antietam. His nickname among the men was Dare-Devil Dick. The colonel soon returned, and told us not to fire, as tlieFirst Massachusetts were in ahead of us as skirmishers. Wedid not hold this position long, as it was too tame; so weclimbed the fence, and, by the right flank, skirted the roads,then came to a front behind a gun stationecfon the Yorktownroad. My company. A, rests acr
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