. Four years of fighting : a volume of personal observation with the army and navy, from the first battle of Bull Run to the fall of Richmond . arns, Martins, Adamss, and Hazardsbatteries, and Battery D of the Second United States regi-ment of artillery, into position in the town and above it, whileHexamers, the First Maryland, and McCartneys First Massa-chusetts occupied the ground below Hazel Run. McCart-ney was on the same spot which he occupied in the firstbattle. It was a day of peace everywhere except at Fredericksburgand Chancellorsville. The air was laden with the fragrance offlowers b
. Four years of fighting : a volume of personal observation with the army and navy, from the first battle of Bull Run to the fall of Richmond . arns, Martins, Adamss, and Hazardsbatteries, and Battery D of the Second United States regi-ment of artillery, into position in the town and above it, whileHexamers, the First Maryland, and McCartneys First Massa-chusetts occupied the ground below Hazel Run. McCart-ney was on the same spot which he occupied in the firstbattle. It was a day of peace everywhere except at Fredericksburgand Chancellorsville. The air was laden with the fragrance offlowers blooming in the gardens of the town. Thousands ofspectators stood upon the Falmouth hills watching the the batteries were at work, — the heavy guns at Falmouth,at the Lacy House, and farther down, throwing shells and solidshot over the town into the Rebel lines. Gibbon, instead of advancing directly up the hill towards themonument, where Hayes was lying behind the intrenchments,moved up the river road, intending to turn Hayess right moved his men farther up, and sent a courier to Wil- 1863.] CHANCELLORSVILLE. 201. Union Positions. 1. Gibbons Division. 2. Newtons 3. Howes 4. Brookss Rebel Positions. A. Hayess Brigade. B. Barksdales Brigade. C. Earlys Division. Gordons, Hokess, and Smiths Bri-gades. D. Wilcoxs Brigade. 202 FOUE YEARS OF FIGHTING. [May, cox with the message, The Yankees are coming up the riverroad. * Wilcox left fifty men to guard the ford, and went upon therun towards the town. It was an anxious moment to theRebels. Barksdale and Hayes and Wilcox all met at Stanis-berrys house, and consulted as to what should be done. Earlytheir commander, was down on the Telegraph road, lookingafter matters in that direction. The Yankees are in full force below the town, That was the first information Wilcox had re-ceived of the startling fact. They had been supposed that the movement below the town was a had
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