. The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion: containing the story of the campaign; an account of the "Great uprising of the people of state," and other articles upon subjects associated with the early war period .. . With my spy-glass I ascended a highhill about a mile from camp, which commanded a viewof all cleared land for some miles down the river. Isaw a squadron of Cavalry manoeuvring on a plateauwhich I now think was where Col. Baker met hisdeath. * * * Every horse was black and as their sa-bres and accoutrements gleamed in the morning sun, itwas a splendid sight
. The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion: containing the story of the campaign; an account of the "Great uprising of the people of state," and other articles upon subjects associated with the early war period .. . With my spy-glass I ascended a highhill about a mile from camp, which commanded a viewof all cleared land for some miles down the river. Isaw a squadron of Cavalry manoeuvring on a plateauwhich I now think was where Col. Baker met hisdeath. * * * Every horse was black and as their sa-bres and accoutrements gleamed in the morning sun, itwas a splendid sight to witness their evolutions. Theofficer in command was splendidly mounted. I report-ed to Gen. Stone, mentioning the peculiar appearanceof some bushes about a mile away which afterwardsproved to be a masked battery. The squadron was un-doubtedly StuartsBlack Horse Caval-vy. I carried with mea complete draughtof the river, lay ofthe land and pointswhere pickets werestationed. Thisdraught was made by CONFEDERATE FLAG. Licut. RichardsOU of Co. C, Capt. Kelley, a superior draughtsman. TheColonel repeated his visits to this locality to witnessthe drill of this famous squadron and look after the. 148 FIR S T NE W HA MPSHIRE. pickets. Col. Whipple says that during our stay atPoolsville and the Ferry, I la} on the ground withouttaking off my boots, or any change of clothing. During one of the scrimmages with the enemy, Asoldier of the picket had swung his blanket as a ham-mock to take his days rest after his nights w^atch, in asmall corn house near bv, and was sound asleep whenthe battery opened. He sprang up, seized his gun andcartridge box, rushed out and took part in the firingwith great gusto. We afterwards found that a cannonball had gone through the corn house, and struck theblanket about midwa}- of where his body would havebeen had he remained in the hammock — which showedthat the place of danger in battle is often the place ofsafety. I wish I could recall the name of this br
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