. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . oe to Brentville, fording Broad Run and Kettle Run, andarriving at Brentville, the county seat of Prince William county, about4 p. m. But ere tents were pitched, orders came to get coffee as soonas possible, and march back to Bristoe, amid a drizzling rain and overmuddy and slippery roads. Arrived in bivouac, the men droppeddown among the pines where they happened to be, for sleep. A coldSabbath followed. The present site was named Camp Bucklin,after Sergeant Bucklin of F who fell a
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . oe to Brentville, fording Broad Run and Kettle Run, andarriving at Brentville, the county seat of Prince William county, about4 p. m. But ere tents were pitched, orders came to get coffee as soonas possible, and march back to Bristoe, amid a drizzling rain and overmuddy and slippery roads. Arrived in bivouac, the men droppeddown among the pines where they happened to be, for sleep. A coldSabbath followed. The present site was named Camp Bucklin,after Sergeant Bucklin of F who fell at Gettysburg. Several of theGettysburg prisoners returned this day, October 25, and told of afamished march to Richmond after their capture. While in thiscamp Colonel (now Brigadier-General) Lucius Fairchild visited theIron Brigade with his empty sleeve, made so at Gettysburg. He hadbeen nominated for Secretary of State in Wisconsin. Michigan didnot so honor her crippled soldiers. On the afternoon of October 30, the Michigan andSixth Wisconsin were ordered to do guard duty on the Orange &. THOROUGHFARE GAP, VIRGINIA. AFTER GETTYSBURG—1863. 209 Alexandria railroad, the Twenty-fourths duty covering four miles oftrack from Slaty Run to Catletts Station. This locality was familiarground to the Iron Brigade. Months before they saw along thisroute pleasant homes which our soldiers under McDowell, had toguard. But now only charred ruins and chimney heaps mark thespots — no fences, outbuildings or timber are left. On November 5. Adjutant E. P. Brooks, of the Sixth Wisconsin,was very cleverly captured by the enemy. A few days before ahandsome young lady came into camp and solicited a guard home,some two miles away. This day she returned with some butter torepay the politeness of the Adjutant who again agreed to see hersafely home. Off they rode on horseback, but not more than a milefrom camp Mosby and his men stepped out of the bushes andcaptured the badly sold victim
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