Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers [electronic resource] . Map of inchidingr Opem£ion&,from APRIL29Uito MAY5ttil86S. References— -Omfidanie. PHO CHAPTER XXIII. THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE. First Days Movements and Operations—Onward to the Wil derness—Crossing the Pontoons at U. S. Ford—Incident of Predestination—The Pet Hen Makes a Savory Stew— To the Front in Support of Batteries. Friday, May i, 1863.—At an early hour, about 5 a. m.,we were with difficulty aroused from our sound sleep. Theweather was fine, and taking all things i
Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers [electronic resource] . Map of inchidingr Opem£ion&,from APRIL29Uito MAY5ttil86S. References— -Omfidanie. PHO CHAPTER XXIII. THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE. First Days Movements and Operations—Onward to the Wil derness—Crossing the Pontoons at U. S. Ford—Incident of Predestination—The Pet Hen Makes a Savory Stew— To the Front in Support of Batteries. Friday, May i, 1863.—At an early hour, about 5 a. m.,we were with difficulty aroused from our sound sleep. Theweather was fine, and taking all things into consideration,the men were in excellent spirits. We were soon in motiontoward United States Ford, marching about five miles, whenwe were halted on the high grounds directly back of theriver hills, where we were allowed a rest, however, not oflong duration; for we again moved down the road tothe river, where we found a pontoon bridge which had justbeen laid. Before reaching the river we met with a verystrong guard of other Union soldiers, who had in chargequite a number of captured rebels—they were the most non-descript set of human beings we had ever seen. To an i
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